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What was unusual about the election of 1820?
It was the third and last United States presidential election in which a presidential candidate ran effectively unopposed. It was also the last election of a president from the revolutionary generation.
How do the two maps of the Barrow plantation roughly twenty years apart illustrate the effects of emancipation on rural life in the South?
Terms in this set (17) the coastal area that became known as “Sherman land”—land set aside by General Sherman’s Special Field Order 15, in January 1865, for the resettlement of black families after the Civil War.
Why did the Whig Party not run for president in 1860?
The Whig Party had fallen into disorder and was not a viable political force. The party did not run a candidate for president in 1860. The dominate party of the era was unable to come to a consensus and splintered into two factions. A new party came into politics in the 1850s and was running its second candidate for president in 1860.
How many electoral votes did Douglas Douglas get in 1860?
Douglas received some Northern support—12 electoral votes—but not nearly enough to offer a serious challenge to Lincoln. The Southern vote was split between Breckenridge who won 72 electoral votes and Bell who won 39 electoral votes. The split prevented either candidate from gaining enough votes to win the election.
What led to the formation of a fourth party in 1860?
A new party came into politics in the 1850s and was running its second candidate for president in 1860. The divisive nature of the issues in 1860 led to the formation of a fourth party, specifically organized to try and keep the union together. The results of the election for president pushed the nation closer to war. 5
How did Lincoln take power in 1861?
In the months between Lincoln’s election and his inauguration in March 1861 these states began seceding. Lincoln thus took power in a country which had already fractured. The United States was in crisis, and it was inevitable that the election of 1860 would be focused on the issue of enslavement.