United States presidential election of 1860: References & Edit History
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Michael Levy was political science editor (2000-06), executive editor (2006-11), editor of Britannica Blog (2010-11), and director of product content & curriculum (2011-12) at Encyclopaedia Britannica. He subsequently became director of content for Elevate, a brain-training app for mobile devices.
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - US Presidential Election of 1860: The Election That Caused a Civil War. | Oct 25, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: NCpedia - Anchor - The Election of 1860. | Jul 27, 2026 | ||
| Added photo of Abraham Lincoln to first paragraph of article. | Mar 16, 2026 | ||
| Major revision to align with educational standards. | Mar 13, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: UH Pressbooks - U.S. History - John Brown and the Election of 1860. | Jan 19, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History - The Making of the President: Abraham Lincoln and the Election of 1860. | Dec 10, 2025 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Oct 30, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Florida State College at Jacksonville Pressbooks - African American History and Culture - The Election of 1860 and Secession. | Oct 02, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Essential Civil War Curriculum - The Election of 1860. | Aug 21, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Digital Commons at Illinois Wesleyan University - The Struggle for the Union: The Constitutional Union Party in the Election of 1860Election of 1860 (PDF). | May 14, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Feb 10, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Park Service - Presidential Inauguration - Election of 1860. | Feb 07, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: American Battlefield Trust - The Election of 1860. | Dec 09, 2024 | ||
| Added cross-reference to Elections that Changed History. | Nov 01, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Digital Commons at UM Carey Law - Threats to Democratic Stability: Comparing the Elections of 2016 and 1860. | Sep 11, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Boston University - The Unrecognized Revolution: The Election of 1860 and the Upheaval in American Foreign Policy. | Jul 29, 2024 | ||
| Added interactive map of the 1860 election. | Jun 07, 2024 | ||
| Added interactive media. | Dec 08, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Bill of Rights Institute - The Election of 1860. | Oct 09, 2023 | ||
| Expanded the discussion of the Constitutional Union Party's platform. | Aug 13, 2019 | ||
| Media added. | May 02, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Social Studies for Kids - The Election of 1860. | Jul 15, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Encyclopedia Virginia - United States Presidential Election of 1860. | Aug 21, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Encyclopedia Virginia - United States Presidential Election of 1860. | Jul 07, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Maps of World - U.S. Presidential Election 1860. | Oct 10, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: History Central - Presidential Elections 1860. | Oct 10, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: United States History - Election of 1860. | Oct 10, 2013 | ||
| New article added. | Jun 29, 2011 |
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