What was the main position of Abraham Lincoln's Republican Party regarding slavery during the 1860 presidential election?

To immediately abolish slavery throughout the entire United States

To stop the expansion of slavery into new western territories

To allow settlers in new territories to vote on whether to permit slavery

To purchase enslaved people from their owners and end slavery gradually

What name was adopted by the new government formed by the first seven Southern states that seceded from the Union?

The Southern Democratic Republic

The Confederacy of American States

The Confederate States of America

The right of states to nullify federal laws

The economic and social system built on slavery

The principle of free trade with European nations

The ability of states to control local elections

He won a few key Southern states with a small number of votes.

The Southern states had fewer representatives in the Electoral College.

The Democratic Party was split between two different candidates.

He promised Southern leaders positions in his cabinet.

Several Southern states, led by South Carolina, seceded from the Union.

A constitutional convention was called to resolve the slavery issue.

The Supreme Court declared the election results invalid.

Congress passed a new law protecting slavery in the South.