Lincolns Election: Pros and Cons

By: Shea Connelly

Lincolns Election

Presidential
Candidate

VicePresiden
Political
tial
Party
Candidate

Abraham
Lincoln

Hannibal
Hamlin

Republican

John
Southern
Joseph Lane
Breckenridge
Democrat

Popular Vote

Electoral
Vote

1,855,9 39.
93 65%

180

59.
4%

18.
20%

72

23.
8%

851,844

John Bell

Edward
Everett

Constitutio
12.
590,946
nal Union
62%

39

12.
9%

Stephen
Douglas

Herschel
Johnson

Democratic

1,381,9 29.
44 52%

12

4.0
%

Other (+)

0.0
1%

0.0
%

Total

540
4,681,2
67

303

When Abraham Lincoln won

the election the south
wasnt happy

Pros (Lincoln During Civil War)

Lincoln had great leadership during the Civil War

For example: His moves were strong and well thought out

well

Pros (Continued)

The main good thing Lincoln is known for is keeping the

Union together

He also kept the border states in the Union

If the border states seceded the South would have won

Pros (continued)

The Emancipation Proclamation was timed perfectly in

favor of the North

Cons

No president (before or after) has shown a bigger

disregard for civil liberties

Cons (continued)

Lincoln was very racially insensitive

Cons (continued)

Many people believe that he started an unnecessary and

inhumane war

Fun Facts

He was born on February 12th 1809, and died April 15th

1865 at the age of fifty six.

Lincoln was the first president to be assassinated

He was the tallest president at 6'4

Only 1 out of his 4 children lived to be an adult

Work Cited

Http://abrahamassasination.weebly.com/. N.p., n.d.

Web. 14 Jan. 2015.

Civilwar.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Jan. 2015

Http://quod.lib.umich.edu/. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Jan. 2015