Question

10) Use the map to write the correct answer.

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Use data from the map to explain how Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election with only 39.8% of the popular vote.

4-5 easy 6th grader words simple no symbols sentences paragraph form


10) Use the map to write the correct answer.
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NH 5
VT 5.
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MA 13
- RI4
CT 6
- NJ 4 3
- DE 3
MD 8
Lincoln - Republican
Douglas - Democratic
Breckinridge -
Southern Democratic
Bell - Constitutional Union territories
Use data from the map to explain how Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election with only 39.8% of the popular vote.

Answer 1

Abraham Lincoln won many states in the North even though he had less than half of the total votes. The map shows he carried big states like New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio that gave him many electoral votes. Other candidates split the vote in the South and the rest of the country so none of them beat Lincoln in the Electoral College. Because Lincoln won the most electoral votes from many states, he won the election.