John Brown stirred up a lot of controversy with his attack on "Harper's" Ferry in Virginia
Abraham Lincoln won the presidency in 1860 because the pro slavery vote was split between several candidates. He ran against three others. They were Northern Democrat Stephen Douglas, Southern Democrat John C. Breckenridge and Constitutional Union candidate John Bell. Lincoln was the only Republican and the first to win a presidential election.
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Option: A. Spain and Portugal form the Iberian Peninsula
B. The English channel helped protect the island nation of Britain from invasion.
Explanation:
The Iberian peninsula is in southwest part of Europe, which occupies Portugal and Spain.
Hitler zeal to invade England in 1940 was not accomplished because of this channel and the weak navy forces. In history, the English Channel has protected Britain from the invasion by the Dutch, Spain, Belgium and Napoleon during the Napoleon War.
