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Who did Southern Democrats support in the 1860 election in lieu of Douglas?

  • John Bell

  • Abraham Lincoln

  • John C. Breckinridge

  • None of the above

Answer

In the 1860 election, Southern Democrats supported John C. Breckinridge over Stephen A. Douglas. Breckinridge was a pro-slavery Democrat from Kentucky, while Douglas was a Northern Democrat who supported popular sovereignty. The split between the Northern and Southern Democrats helped to ensure the election of Abraham Lincoln, the Republican candidate, and the outbreak of the Civil War.
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