The Ultimate American Presidential Election Book: Every Presidential Election in American History (1788-2016) is now available! https://amzn.to/3fdakiZ Mr. Beat's band: http://electricneedleroom.net/ Mr. Beat on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beatmastermatt Help Mr. Beat spend more time making videos: https://www.patreon.com/iammrbeat The 19th episode in a very long series about the American presidential elections from 1788 to the present. In 1860, it's arguably the most important presidential election in American history, with a four way race that literally tears the country apart. Feeling extra dorky? Then visit here: http://www.countingthevotes.com/1860 In 1860, tensions were obviously high, not only between Democrats and Republicans, but within the Democratic Party. At the Democratic National Conventions, extreme pro-slavery “Fire-eaters,” walked out in protest. They were nicknamed Fire-eaters because they refused to compromise on slavery to a point where they wanted to secede and start their own country. They ended up being known as the Southern Democratic Party, as most of them were Southerners, and nominated their own candidates. Those Democrats who remained nominated Stephen Douglas, who by this time was very well known across the country as a moderate on the slavery issue who favored "popular sovereignty.” Benjamin Fitzpatrick was nominated for Vice President, but he refused the nomination, so they nominated Herschel Johnson, the former governor of Georgia, instead. So they were the nominees for what became known as the Northern Democratic Party. Meanwhile, the Southern Democratic Party got together again and nominated current Vice President John C. Breckinridge for President and Joseph Lane, a Senator from Oregon, as his running mate. Wait, Oregon? Oregon’s a state now? Heck yeah. Both Oregon and Minnesota were now states, and got to participate in this election for the first time. Oh yeah, James Buchanan, the current President, remember he was a Democrat, wasn’t even brought up as a nominee for re-election. That shows you just how unpopular he was. The Republican Party, now stronger than they were in 1856, had four top contenders for their nomination. William Seward, a Senator from New York, Salmon P. Chase, a former governor and Senator of Ohio, Edward Bates, a former Representative from Missouri, and rising star Abraham Lincoln, a former Representative from Illinois. Lincoln had become famous after a series of highly publicized debates with Stephen Douglas when the two both ran for Senator in Illinois in 1858. Lincoln had lost that election, but now had a chance to face his old rival again for this time a much higher office. You might already know this, but Lincoln won the nomination, mostly because he was the most moder ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vna0ile2ogg

Thanks to Keeps for sponsoring this video! Go to https://www.keeps.com/mrbeat to get 50% off your first order of Keeps hair loss treatment. Mr. Beat compares and contrasts the two Rocky Mountain square states, Wyoming and Colorado. Both are remarkably different. Why? Well, uh, Mr. Beat explains it in the video. Produced by Matt Beat. All images/video by Matt Beat, found in the public domain, or used under fair use guidelines. Have an idea for two places Mr. Beat should compare? Your idea gets picked when you donate on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/iammrbeat Donate on Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/mrbeat Buy Mr. Beat T-shirts, coffee mugs, etc.: https://sfsf.shop/support-mrbeat/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/mrbeat/ Mr. Beat's band: http://electricneedleroom.net/ Mr. Beat on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beatmastermatt Mr. Beat on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iammrbeat/ Mr. Beat on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iammrbeat Mr. Beat's Discord server: https://discord.gg/waK44fH Special thanks to the AP Archive for footage for this video. It made a huge difference! AP Archive website: http://www.aparchive.com Music by Futuremono. Creative commons credits by order of appearance: Jacob Barlow Daniel Schwen Bureau of Land Management Michael Fraley Matthew Trump Jeffrey Beall Paul Hermans Philip Stewart Vasiliymeshko DimiTalen Sources/further reading: https://statisticalatlas.com/state/Colorado/Overview https://statisticalatlas.com/state/Wyoming/Overview https://datausa.io/profile/geo/colorado https://datausa.io/profile/geo/wyoming https://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-study/state/colorado/ https://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-study/state/wyoming https://www.forbes.com/places/co/ https://www.forbes.com/places/wy/ https://countryeconomy.com/countries/usa-states/compare/wyoming/colorado https://www.indexmundi.com/facts/united-states/quick-facts/compare/colorado.wyoming https://www.nps.gov/aboutus/visitation-numbers.htm https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/pubs/pdf/tbb-84-revised.pdf https://www.bestplaces.net/state/colorado https://www.bestplaces.net/state/wyoming https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyoming https://www.outtherecolorado.com/north-americas-highest-incorporated-town/ https://www.statesman.com/news/20171003/herman-the-escalators-of-wyoming https://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/04/us/04cheyenne.html Colorado and Wyoming The two square states that border each other in these United States And sure, they are next to each other, but wow are they dramatically different. But first, let’s look at what they have in common. Both are about the same size in area, and two of the largest states by area. (C- 8th, W- 10th) Colorado is a bit bigger. Both have more men than women, whic ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pbpa_-wQ9kE

Here is the story of the People's Party, aka the Populist Party, that sparked a movement that continues to this day. Music by Electric Needle Room http://electricneedleroom.net All images in the public domain. Transcript: Today’s video is dedicated to Jesse and everyone else in Mr. Steve Lynch’s history classes. Thanks for watching! What is popular? No seriously. What is popular? I really don’t know. My name is Mr. Beat. Today, the term “populist” is thrown around a lot. Whether it’s someone who supports the Tea Party or Occupy Wall Street or another movement, my modern definition of “populist” is: someone who is a supporter of a movement seeking to represent the interests of ordinary people. But who were the original Populists? Well, here’s the story of the Populist Movement. Once upon a time, in the late 1800s, the United States experienced huge growth in industrialization. Factories began to pop up all over the place, and more and more people were making more money thanks to the increase in the mass production of goods. It was later called The Gilded Age, a time which caused John D. Rockefeller to eventually become the nation’s first billionaire. However, not all Americans benefited from this newfound prosperity. In particular, many farmers across the American South and the Great Plains struggled. Inflation was low due to the country’s limited supply of money. Because of this, farmers suffered because their crops were selling at lower and lower prices, and therefore they weren’t making as much money anymore. Not only that, loans for equipment and land had ridiculously high interest rates (some were as high as 345 percent) and farmers could not pay them back. These farmers, who were understandably angry and frustrated, blamed these plutocrats, or people who get their power from becoming rich. They particularly blamed the bankers who were taking advantage of them and the giant corporations who were hurting competition in the marketplace. In the 1870s, groups like the Grangers and the Farmers’ Alliances called for lower railroad rates. They also argued that corporations and the wealthy should pay more taxes. These groups, along with the Greenbackers and various Labor political parties, began to unite against the mainstream Democratic and Republican parties. By the late 1880s, many of these like-minded groups began to merge. The National Agricultural Wheel, the Southern Farmer’s Alliance, and Knights of Labor (a group credited for further popularizing the 8-hour workday and 40-hour workweek) consolidated to become the Farmers and Laborers’ Union of America. With the urban labor organizations and rural farmers organizations now joining forces, the Democratic Party and Republican Party began to have a legitim ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G_OS1O5Bd4

Fake news has been around a long time. For proof, look no further than the Fake News King himself, Benjamin Franklin. Sources/further reading: https://www.forbes.com/forbes/2003/0707/139.html?sh=7a7963183d44 https://allthingsliberty.com/2014/11/propaganda-warfare-benjamin-franklin-fakes-a-newspaper/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/fake-news-thats-a-very-old-story/2016/11/25/c8b1f3d4-b330-11e6-8616-52b15787add0_story.html https://littlevillagemag.com/a-true-history-of-fake-news-part-one/ https://sniggle.net/historicus.php For business inquiries or to send snail mail to Mr. Beat: https://www.iammrbeat.com/contact.html https://www.youtube.com/c/iammrbeat/about Buy Mr. Beat merch: https://matt-beat-shop.fourthwall.com/ https://www.bonfire.com/store/mr-beat/ https://sfsf.shop/support-mrbeat/ Buy Mr. Beat's book: https://amzn.to/3fdakiZ How to support Mr. Beat: Donate to Mr. Beat for great perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/iammrbeat Donate to Mr. Beat on Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/mrbeat Buy Mr. Beat a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/iammrbeat “Free” ways to show support: Subscribe to my channel Turn on notifications Like, share, and comment on my videos Connect: Mr. Beat on Cameo, yo: https://www.cameo.com/iammrbeat?qid=1... Mr. Beat on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/mrbeat/ Mr. Beat on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beatmastermatt Mr. Beat on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iammrbeat/ Mr. Beat on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iammrbeat Mr. Beat's Discord server: https://discord.gg/g8cZPjt Mr. Beat's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iammrbeat?lan... Mr. Beat’s website: https://www.iammrbeat.com/ Mr. Beat's band: http://electricneedleroom.net/ Mr. Beat’s second channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJYl... Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/62BsM... Mr. Beat favorites: POP! Icons: George Washington https://go.magik.ly/ml/11jrb/ Shampoo: https://rb.gy/vlqeym Acne fighter: https://rb.gy/a6dnb0 Recommended books: Republic, Lost by Lawrence Lessing https://go.magik.ly/ml/11jul/ Truman by David McCullough https://go.magik.ly/ml/11jwc/ The Ultimate American Presidential Election Book: Every Presidential Election in American History (1788-2016) by Matt Beat https://amzn.to/3fdakiZ How the States Got Their Shapes by Mark Stein https://go.magik.ly/ml/1fdvf/ Command and Control by Eric Scholosser https://go.magik.ly/ml/1fdvi/ The Age of Fracture by Daniel Rodgers https://go.magik.ly/ml/1fdvn/ Blowback by Chalmers Johnson https://go.magik.ly/ml/1fdvw/ The Third Reich at War by Richard Evans https://go.magik.ly/ml/1fdvt/ Railroaded by Richard White https://go.magik.ly/ml/1fdwq/ The War on Normal People by Andrew Yang https://go.magik.ly/ml/1fdwi/ A Short History of Reconstruction by Eric Foner https://go.m ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZIALRD4Ba4