Suspension of plans for a transcontinental railroad, History

In the election of 1860,

a. the Republicans called for a suspension of plans for a transcontinental railroad
b. Stephen Douglas received a larger popular vote than Abraham Lincoln
c. John Bell and J.C. Breckinridge, taken together, bested Lincoln in the popular vote
d. the Republicans won a narrow majority in congress
e. white southerners concluded their position in the union was hopeless

Related Discussions:- Suspension of plans for a transcontinental railroad

Colonized non-western countries, Is it true that imperial rule was good for...

Is it true that imperial rule was good for the colonized non-western countries because it meant things like good government, infrastructure improvements, public health, and religio

Eastern indian tribes in north america, What factors were the most importan...

What factors were the most important in determining the type of patterns of existence (seminomadic vs. sedentary, village-based) among different Eastern Indian tribes in North Amer

The northwest ordinance of 1787 did all, The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 di...

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 did all of the following EXCEPT... a. guarantee basic civil rights b. establish provisions for territorial governments c. define conditions for s

Conservative reaction against the french revolution, What were the key elem...

What were the key elements of the conservative reaction against the French Revolution?

Atomic bombs against japan in world war ii, Regarding the United States dro...

Regarding the United States dropping atomic bombs against Japan in World War II, what are the things we can say against and for these actions? I need to weigh up the pros and cons

What events caused these ambitious presidential programs, Compare and contr...

Compare and contrast the Square Deal of Theodore Roosevelt, the New Deal of Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Great Society of Lyndon B. Johnson. What events caused these ambitious

Differences among hunting-farming, What were the major differences among th...

What were the major differences among the hunting, farming, and foraging economies of Native Americans?

Was policy isolationism necessary, Many Americans were convinced by _______...

Many Americans were convinced by ___________ that a policy of isolationism was necessary a) the Atlantic Charter b) Senator Gerald Nye's report c) FDR's Four Freedoms spee

Hope and despair are powerful motivators for change, Hope and despair are p...

Hope and despair are powerful motivators for change, and they are easily adapted by those who would become leaders for their own purposes. Some of those leaders adopt a Darwinian s

Describe how your life was affected by economics, Imagine that you are a pe...

Imagine that you are a person who lived in the United States during the Gilded Age, Progressive Era, and World War I. Describe how your life was affected by the various economic, p

Write Your Message!

Name

Email id

Message

Verfication Code

User Account

All Pages