The correct answer is A. They voted for the pro-slavery Southern Democrat
Explanation:
The Presidential elections in the U.S. is a democratic process that takes place every four years in order to choose the President and Vice-president of the nation for the subsequent four years mainly through direct voting or popular voting and electoral voting. During history, the Presidential elections have been linked to controversial situations and differences in the candidates each of the states supports.
In the case of the election of 1860, the two main candidates were Abraham Lincoln who belonged to the Republican party and support abolition of slavery and the candidate John C. Breckinridge who was a Southern Democrat and supported slavery. Even though, Lincoln was the President elected the differences between the candidates created important differences in the preferences of the states considering most of the Southern states including Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Florida, supported Breckinridge while the Northern states including Iowa, Indiana, and Minnesota supported Lincoln. Considering this, it can be concluded Floridians vote during the presidential election of 1860 for the pro-slavery Southern Democrat John C. Breckinridge, indeed in Florida 62.2.% vote for this candidate.
