Question

Which two presidential candidates in 1860 took directly opposing positions on slavery in the western territories?

Constitutional Unionist John Bell and Republican Abraham Lincoln

Republican Abraham Lincoln and southern Democrat John C. Breckinridge

Constitutional Unionist John Bell and northern Democrat Stephen A. Douglas

northern Democrat Stephen A. Douglas and southern Democrat John C. Breckinridge

Answer 1

Constitutional Unionist John Bell and Republican Abraham Lincoln

Step-by-step explanation:

The 1860 Constitutional Union Convention met in May 1860, nominating John Bell of Tennessee for president and Edward Everett of Massachusetts for vice president. ... The 1860 election essentially consisted of two campaigns, as Republican nominee Abraham Lincoln competed with Northern Democratic candidate Stephen A.

Answer 2

The correct answer is Option A: Constitutional Unionist John Bell ad Republican Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln was an abolitionist and John Bell thought that slavery was protected by the constitution.

Step-by-step explanation:

Bell elieved that the constitution protected slavery, something that many souther states agreed with and Lincoln thought that slavery should be abolish. Lincoln, would become president and later the Civil War would ensue.