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Question

A cartoon from the 1860 U.S. presidential election campaign shows three of the candidates—(left to right) Republican Abraham Lincoln, Democrat Stephen A. Douglas, and Southern Democrat John C. Breckinridge—tearing the country apart. The Constitutional Union candidate, John Bell (far right), applies glue from a tiny, useless pot.

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Multiple Select Question
Identify the main issues contributing to the geographic division of the United States leading up to the election of 1860. Select two.
A.
slavery
B.
expansion of slavery into new territories
C.
isolationism
D.
all of the above

Answer 1

A. slavery
B. expansion of slavery into new territories