Author Question: Abraham Lincoln won the presidency in 1860: A) by a comfortable margin. B) with a strong showing ... (Read 40 times)

Kikoku · **on:** Aug 9, 2018

Abraham Lincoln won the presidency in 1860:

A) by a comfortable margin.
B) with a strong showing in the border states.
C) with the endorsement of his old political foe, Stephen Douglas.
D) without the support of a single southern state.

Question 2

Convinced that Lincoln would destroy their peculiar institution, South Carolina legislators:

A) asked to negotiate directly with the Republican candidate.
B) debated emancipating slaves in their state.
C) voted to secede from the union.
D) offered free blacks the right to vote.