Presidential Elections of 1856, 1860, and 1864: A Comparative Analysis, Exercises of Political Systems

Download Presidential Elections of 1856, 1860, and 1864: A Comparative Analysis and more Exercises Political Systems in PDF only on Docsity! PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 1856 James Buchanan Democratic From: Pennsylvania Running mate: John C. Breckinridge Electoral vote: 174 States carried: 19 Popular vote: 1,836,072 Percentage: 45.3% John C. Fremont Republican From: California Running mate: William L. Dayton Electoral vote: 114 States carried: 11 Popular vote: 1,342,345 Percentage: 33.1% Millard Fillmore American Party From: New York Running mate: Andrew J. Donelson Electoral vote: 8 States carried: 1 Popular vote: 873,053 Percentage: 21.5% 296 electoral votes of the Electoral College. 149 electoral votes needed to win. Buchanan won the blue states. Red denotes those won by Fremont and white denotes those won by Fillmore How many years had the United States of America been in existence? ______________ How many states in the Union? ____________________ The Whig Party, which had been since the 1830’s been one of the two major parties in the U.S. , had disintegrated. New parties, such as the Republican Party (strongly against slavery’s expansion) and American, or “Know-Nothing” Party (which ignored slavery and instead emphasized anti-immigration and anti-Catholic policies), competed to replace the Democratic Party. Review and compare the number of states, electoral votes, and popular votes won by each candidate. Express your opinion to explain the results. __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 1864 George B. McClellan Democratic From: New Jersey Running mate: George H. Pendleton Electoral vote: 21 States carried: 3 Popular vote: 1,812,807 Percentage: 45.0% Abraham Lincoln National Union Party From: Illinois Running mate: Andrew Johnson Electoral vote: 212 States carried: 22 (+2) Popular vote: 2,218,388 Percentage: 55.0% Why was there a difference in the number of electoral votes. __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ Lincoln changed the political party he associated with in his second election. Why?- __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ Lincoln won by more than 400,000 popular votes. He was assassinated 42 days after his inauguration. How did this event effect the country and people? __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ This transcription was copied from the original document and is representative of all spelling, punctuation and grammar as written bythe creator. The original document is housed in the Pearce Civil War Collection, Pearce Collections Museum, Navarro College, Corsicana, Texas. Http://www.pearcecollections.us Mud Island. Nov.26th /64 Little Honey. I received your letter of te 12th a day or two since, and can assure you that I never felt happier in my life. I have often grumbled and complained at what I now know to have been absolutely nothing. There is an old adage to this effect that “we are unable to appreciate happiness or enjoyment until we have experienced the contry, or misfortune” and I am satisfied of its truth. I know now that I have neer been really miserable and unhappy before; that my life has been comparatively smoth and happy, portions of it, I need not designate to you which, supremely so; but when I learned of your continued bad health, and became apprehensive of sustaining that great loss, than which there can be no greater, or ore afflicting I became utterly downcast and miserable……. ……..From the news we have received I judge that Lincoln has been re-elected by a very large majority. I am glad of it. It was and is no doubt the intention of both the candidates to carry on the war to the utmost length of their power. As it is, we have become somewhat used to Lincoln, and know that we are able to fight him, whereas, I was afraid that if McClelland was elected he would have been able to raise a much larger army than his opponent can. But I will not trouble you with gloomy views about the future, Little Honey; I am rather too happy in the prospect of you being in good health again, to feel much so about any outside matter. Kiss the children for me Little Darling, and continue to write frequently. I will be certain to bring you some paper when I come home. De.