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John Bell
Jhon Bell was once an ally of andrew jackson, but then chose to oppose him earning him the name "The great Apostate"
Even though he was a slave holder he opposed the expansion of slavery. He was elcted by the free-soilors party -
"Honest Abe" Lincoln
Abe was born in a log cabin in kentucky
Married into a higher class he became one of the most well-known Lawyers of Illinois.
He served in congress from 1847-1845
After the Kansas-Nebraska act he then started becoming a political figure and was now the nominee for the republican party -
"The little giant"
Stephen here was a democrat; born in Brandon, Illinois he also became a lawyer
He was the one that made the Kansas-Nebraska act which indirectly cause "bleeding Kansas" and it also made Abe resent him
He was nominated by the northern Democrats not the southern Democrats -
John C. Breckinridge
Another lawyer,but this time from Kentucky
This man served in the mexican war
He was elected by the southern Democrats
He was also Vice-president (1857-1861)
He would later join the confederacy as secretary of war -
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Lincoln v.s. Douglas FIGHT!
Lincoln challenged Douglas to a series of debates, to which he accepted
Even though Lincoln lost at the end the plubicity that he got from them was an even greater price that made Lincoln a more well-known representitive -
The win and the seccesion
The elction was held in 'Merica as we all know Lincoln won, so horray,but it was no smiles all around. During the next six weeks 7 souther states would secede
starting the civil war
Making this election the best and the worst for it did end slavery, but it also caused the civil war resulting in the death of millions of americans.
