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Slavery was the major issue in the 1860 election. The Republican Party platform promised not to interfere with slavery in the states, but opposed the further extension of slavery into the territories. Republican Party candidate Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election defeating John Breckinridge, John Bell and Stephen Douglas. Abraham Lincoln received 180 electoral votes from 18 of the 33 states. Abraham Lincoln did not receive electoral votes from any southern state. Lincoln was not on the ballot in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas declared its secession from the United States following the November 1860 election of Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln to the U.S. presidency. The Civil War began with the Confederate attack upon Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, a Union fort in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina. After the Civil War began in April, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina also declared their secession and joined the Confederacy.
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∙ 11y agoThere was a special legislative session in Georgia to consider seceding from the Union.
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∙ 13y agoThey left the Union and began forming the Confederates
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Presidential candidate who received the least votes in the south in the election of 1860?
The presidential candidate who received the least votes in the South in the election of 1860 was John Bell.
What did the election of 1860 signal to the south?
the presidential election signaled that the south was losing its national political clout
Why did South Carolina wanted to secede after the election of 1860?
Joto
South Carolina seceded from the Union in late 1860 in reaction to the?
...victory of Lincoln in the November 1860 election.
What election of 1860 was Lincoln unknown throughout the country before the?
election of 1860
What was the sectionalism How did this idea play out in the election of 1860?
What were some advantages of the South? What about North
Why the southern states seceded after the election of 1860?
They seceded after the election of 1860 because Lincoln didn't want to make anymore slave states. The south liked slavery and therefore, the south would not have any say in government. :)
When was election of 1860?
in 1860
Was it true after the election of 1860 the south felt that the north was unwilling to except a majority rule?
no
Was it true after the election of 1860 the south felt that the north was unwilling to except majority rule?
no
The secession of South Carolina from the Union in 1860 was prompted by?
the election of Abraham Lincoln as President.
When did South Carolina secede?
DecemberDecember 20, 1860 (following the election of Abraham Lincoln to the Presidency).
