In the lead-up to the 1860 Republican National Convention, what strategic advantage did the selection of Chicago as the convention site provide to Abraham Lincoln’s nomination effort?
Question 2
Which element of the 1860 Republican platform aimed to entice Western farmers and settlers, thereby expanding Lincoln’s support base?
Question 3
Why did Abraham Lincoln’s campaign refrain from active campaigning in the Southern states during the 1860 election?
Question 4
How did Lincoln’s legal rationale in the Cooper Union address differ from his constitutional argument in his First Inaugural Address?
Question 5
Lincoln’s assertion that the Union is 'perpetual and indivisible' in his First Inaugural Address was drawn from the language of which foundational document?
