If you were voting in the election of 1860, what concept concerning slavery would most persuade you to vote for a candidate and why? Your answer should be at least five full sentences.


1)The allowance of slavery should be decided state by state by popular vote. Let the people of each region decide for themselves. □

2)Regardless of personal opinion, slavery was a constitutional right that should be respected across the United States without boundary. □

3)Slavery should be allowed permanently in the states where it already exists but should not be allowed to expand into any new states in the future. □

4)The issue of slavery is too controversial to be handled at this point. We should avoid making any legal decisions concerning the future of the institution until the debate has cooled in an attempt to avoid secession and possible Civil War.