Read each statement. Decide if each is true or false.
The Constitutional Union Party made slavery a key issue of its platform.
Lincoln and Douglas were both trying to win the Northern vote.
Douglas and Breckinridge were both trying to win the Southern vote.
A pie graph titled Popular Vote shows the four candidates' popular votes. In order from greatest to smallest percentage, the votes are Lincoln (Republican), Douglas (Northern Democrat), Breckinridge (Southern Democrat), and Bell (Constitutional Union). A pie graph titled Electoral Vote shows the four candidates' electoral votes. In order from greatest to smallest percentage, the votes are Lincoln (Republican), Breckinridge (Southern Democrat), Bell (Constitutional Union), and Douglas (Northern Democrat).