Election of 1860: Divisions of Slavery

In this unit, our Honors History 10 class was discussing how the results of the 1860 election corollated to the divisions of slavery. The election was divided into two main parties: Lincoln, the republican who believed that slavery should be contained, and Breckinridge, the southern democrat who believed that slavery should have absolutely zero limits. Between these two major parties were Douglass, the northern democrat who believed slavery should be determined through sovereignty, and Bell, who supported the constitutional Union and everything that it originally provided, including slavery itself. The north mainly voted for Lincoln while the south, Breckinridge. In class, we were directed to the Civil War in Art link, which gave us brief summaries over several major events during the election of 1860. For an example, the photo below was shown to the public during the 1860's to help the view the war through the eyes of the Confederate and Union Soldiers. 

These images struck a strong sense of patriotism in the hearts of many during the 1860's. Our final project required us to make a video summarizing all of the events that the Civil War in Art link provided. Enjoy!