The Civil War Begins Answers

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Why did the Democratic Party have two presidential candidates in 1860?

There was a split in the party over the issue of emancipating enslaved people.

The vote was tied so they had to have two candidates.

There was a difference of opinion on the issue of popular sovereignty.

What did the Republicans want in their 1860 presidential platform?

They wanted to secede from the United States.

They wanted to stop slavery’s spread in the United States.

They wanted to win the Southern vote.

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