Question

All of the presidential candidates in 1860 had different ideas on the expansion of slavery. However, none of them believed that the issue of slavery
A.
would cause secession from the Union.
B.
could eventually result in a long civil war.
C.
should be addressed by new federal laws.
D.
should be allowed to divide the Union.

Answer 1

D.

All four major candidates—Lincoln, Douglas, Breckinridge, and Bell—publicly supported preserving the Union (though they differed sharply over how slavery should be handled), and none advocated allowing the slavery dispute to break up the United States.