Question

In the election of 1860, Select one: a. Abraham Lincoln was elected with less than half of the popular vote. b. the Republican political platform called for an end to slavery. c. Abraham Lincoln’s relative obscurity proved to be a drawback. d. Stephen Douglas narrowly lost in the electoral vote. e. disenchanted northern Democrats nominated John Bell for president.

Answer 1

The right choice is:

a. Abraham Lincoln was elected with less than half of the popular vote.

Step-by-step explanation:

Lincoln was the first Republican to win the presidency. He won the Electoral College clearly, but he only got 40% of the popular vote. Even so, he got more popular votes than any other candidate. Lincoln was an abolitionist, his election was a factor of the outbreak of the Civil War.