Apentix/AP US History/Unit 5: Period 5 (1844-1877)/Question

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In the election of 1860, the Democratic Party split and ran which of the following men as its two presidential candidates?

A.Stephen Douglas in the North and John C. Breckinridge in the South

B.Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin

C.John Bell and Edward Everett

D.Millard Fillmore and Andrew Johnson

Explanation

Core Concept

The split over a federal slave code for the territories produced two Democratic tickets. The division made Lincoln's plurality victory possible.

Correct Answer

AStephen Douglas in the North and John C. Breckinridge in the South

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