Democratic Split Definition

The Democratic Split of 1860 occurred in Baltimore, Maryland, during and after the Democratic Party’s convention. The split was important, because it had led to the democrat’s failure in the election later that year. The events that led to The Democratic Split were the Democratic Conventions in Charleston, South Carolina and Baltimore, Maryland. During the convention in Charleston, the Northern and Southern Delegates of the Democratic party argued between Breckinridge and Douglas for their candidate for president. The North sided with Douglas, because he believed that the federal should not have any power to forbid or allow slavery, which allowed for the states to decide, while the South sided with Breckinridge, because he believed that slavery