The+Election+of+1860

=**The Election of 1860**=

=Candidates Profile:= - slavery should not expand anymore - prohibit slavery in new territories and states || - Pro-slavery - federal and local government had no power to prohibit slavery || - Anti-slavery || Pro-slavery ||
 * Picture || [[image:lincolnabrahamt.jpg]] || [[image:breckinridgejohnt.jpg width="173" height="246"]] || [[image:douglasstephent.jpg width="185" height="247"]] || [[image:belljohnt.jpg width="174" height="246"]] ||
 * Name || Abraham Lincoln || John Breckenridge || Stephen Douglas || John Bell ||
 * State/ Party || Illinois/ Republican || Kentucky/ Southern Democratic || Illinois/ Northern Democratic || Tennessee/ Constitutional Union ||
 * Viewpoint || - Anti-slavery

=Summary:= Abraham Lincoln of Illinois (Republicans), John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky (Southern Democrats), Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois (Northern Democrats), and John Bell of Tennessee (Constitutional Union). They were the presidential candidates of the 1860 United States' election. Southerners feared that if Lincoln became president, slavery would be abolished; therefor, they threatened to leave the Union if he was elected. Lincoln nevertheless won the election, and Southern states--including Texas, Mississippi, Florida, South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, and Louisiana--started to turn their backs to the Union, which will eventually lead to a civil war. Because of that, this event is considered to be "the most important and divisive presidential election in American history" (Mike Keller).

=Summary and Images Source:= Keller, Mike. "The Election of 1860." West Virginia Division of Culture and History. State of West Virginia. 23 Aug. 2008 . "Southern Democratic Title." Ohio History Central. 26 Aug. 2008 .

=Journal Entry:= Northerners - Jennifer Y Southerners - Iris Ryou Constitutional Union - Shawn Kim