At its 1860 convention, the Democratic Party
A) split into northern and southern wings, each nominating a different presidential candidate.
B) pledged to support the Court's decision in the Dred Scott case.
C) included a plank in its platform calling for the extension of the Missouri Compromise line to the Pacific Ocean.
D) narrowly defeated an antislavery minority report calling for a constitutional amendment to abolish slavery.

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At its 1860 convention, the Democratic Party split into northern and southern wings, each nominating a different presidential candidate. This split was a result of diverging views on the issue of slavery and its expansion into new territories. The northern wing nominated Stephen Douglas, who supported popular sovereignty (allowing the people of the territories to decide whether to allow slavery), while the southern wing nominated John C. Breckinridge, who advocated for the extension of slavery into new territories.

At Its 1860 Convention, the Democratic Party