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AP US History Flashcards: Election Of 1860 And Secession

Study Election Of 1860 And Secession in AP US History with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

What was the main platform of the Republican Party in 1860?

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ANSWER

Opposition to the expansion of slavery. Key position that distinguished Republicans from Democrats.

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AP US History: Period 5: 1844–1877

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Secondary source excerpt: The election of 1860 demonstrated that slavery had become the central organizing issue of national politics. Debates over the territories, the authority of Congress, and the rights of slaveholders fractured parties and hardened sectional identities. After Lincoln's victory, secessionists argued that compromise had failed and that separation was the only remaining safeguard. Which Supreme Court decision most directly intensified sectional conflict by declaring that Congress lacked power to ban slavery in the territories?
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