History forum

History forum

Your response to the question should be between 250 – 300 words long. Include references and citations where necessary to ensure proper credit and documentation of your sources. You are welcome to include references in addition to the course textbook, just ensure that you use proper documentation.

Your questions:

Discuss the election of 1860 in more detail.
Discuss the Dred Scott case in more detail.
Discuss John Brown’s Raid on Harper’s Ferry.

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The United States Presidential elections are always historic, and the 1860 presidential election is not exceptional. It marked a significant and divisive event in the American election history where President Abraham Lincoln of the Republican Party emerged victorious over southern democrats like Brackenridge, northern Democrat Stephen and John Bell the candidate for the constitutional union.

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