split
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the democrats ______ on the issue of slavery
democrats
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the _____________ split on the issue of slavery
stephen douglas
ran for the northern democrats in the election of 1860
john breckinridge
ran for the southern democrats in the election of 1860
abraham lincoln
ran for the republicans in the election of 1860; hannibal hamlin ran as his vice president
hannibal hamlin
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_________ __________ ran as lincoln’s vice president
john bell
ran for the constitutional union party
abraham lincoln
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democrat votes were split, _________ _____________ became the first republican president
south carolina
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________ _________ voted to secede and left the union in december of 1860
jefferson davis
selected to be the president of the confederacy
alexander h. stephens
selected vice president of the confederacy
confederate states of america
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a constitution was adopted for the ______________ _______ ___ ____________
january 4, 1861
set aside as a “day of prayer” for the union
crittenden compromise
proposed the recognition of slavery as existing in all territories south of the 30°33’ line
national unity
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lincoln’s inaugural address was a plea for ____________ ________