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People don’t like LincolnPeople don’t like Lincoln ○ ○ Resent the draftResent the draft ○ ○ High taxesHigh taxes ○ ○ War wearinessWar weariness ○ “ ○ “Dictator Like”Dictator Like”

Liberty: "Mr. Lincoln, give me back my 500,000 sons!!!"Lincoln: "Well the fact is -- by the way that reminds me of a story!!!"

In this cartoon the President attempts to distract Liberty from demanding that her sons not be sent into battle. In 1863, faced with declining forces of volunteers, Congress enacted a draft for the first time, calling for 500,000 men to fight for the Union. The order, signed by the president, lies on the floor at Lincoln's feet.

““If I were two-If I were two-faced, would I faced, would I be wearing this be wearing this one?”one?”

Lincoln wins Republican NominationVP - Hannibal Hamlin (Maine),

anti-slave supporter, out

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1860 campaign poster1860 campaign poster

Lincoln wins Republican NominationVP - Hannibal Hamlin (Maine),

anti-slave supporter, out

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Hannibal Hamlin during his Vice PresidencyHannibal Hamlin during his Vice Presidency

Andrew JohnsonAndrew Johnson-New VPNew VP (Tennessee; only (Tennessee; only Southern Senator Southern Senator who didn’t resign)who didn’t resign)

-Hope to Help Heal Hope to Help Heal UnionUnion

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DEMOCRATS –-Run George McClellan (38 yrs old)

- Blamed losses on Lincoln; wants peace

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Lincoln benefits from - - Soldier vote

- Sherman win in Atlanta

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Lincoln shaking hands with a Workman as children cavort in front of a school house.

George McClellan shaking hands with Jefferson Davis while a slave stands on an auction block.

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- Popular vote close

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Electoral landslide (212 Lincoln ;21

McClellan)

- Popular vote close

McClellan won only Kentucky, Delaware, and New Jersey.McClellan won only Kentucky, Delaware, and New Jersey.