Name
Date
Outline Map Activities
Chapter
15
Section 4 Lincoln’s Election and Southern Secession
The Election of 1860
A. Use the map on textbook page 473 to locate the following states and to learn
which candidate won the electoral votes in each state in the presidential election
of 1860. Then label the states on the outline map on the back of this page and use
shading and the map’s key to show the election results. Include in the key the
number of electoral and popular votes each candidate received.
Calif.
Fla.
R.I.
Texas
Oregon
Tenn.
La.
States
Miss.
N.J.
Iowa
Ala.
S.C.
Mich.
Virginia
Minn.
Ark.
Mass.
Georgia
Ind.
Me.
Wis.
Candidates
Lincoln (Republican)
Douglas (N. Democrat)
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Conn.
Ill.
Vt.
N.C.
Md.
Pa.
N.H.
Ohio
N.Y.
Ky.
Del.
Mo.
Breckinridge (S. Democrat)
Bell (Constitutional Union)
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B. After labeling your map, use it to answer the following questions.
1. What state split its electoral votes between two candidates?
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2. Which candidate won the electoral votes of the Pacific Coast states?
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3. Which states cast their electoral votes for Bell and where were these states located?
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4. In which states did Douglas win electoral votes?
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5. How might you describe the election results in the New England states?
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6. How might you describe the election results in the Southern states?
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7. How many states cast their electoral votes for Lincoln?
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110˚W
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Bell
(Constitutional
Union)
Breckinridge
(S. Democrat)
Douglas
(N. Democrat)
Lincoln
(Republican)
Electoral
Vote
Popular
Vote
0
0
500 km
250 mi
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N
80˚W
30˚N
40˚N
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