What political divisions were revealed by the presidential election of 1860?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. Unable to unite behind a single candidate, the Democrats chose two candidates. Stephen A. Douglas represented northern Democrats. John C. Breckinridge represented southern Democrats.
2. John Bell was nominated by the Constitutional Union party to champion the strategy of compromise on slavery.
3. The Republicans nominated Abraham Lincoln.
4. Lincoln was elected with only 40 percent of the popular vote and without winning a single southern state.
5. The election showed that the party system had collapsed and that regional divisions defined the country.
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