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The presidential candidate who received the least votes in the South in the election of 1860 was John Bell.
the presidential election signaled that the south was losing its national political clout
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Yes, the election of 1860 made things worse between the North and the South. The election of Abraham Lincoln, who opposed the expansion of slavery, triggered the secession of Southern states. This ultimately led to the Civil War, worsening the already strained relationship between the two regions.
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...victory of Lincoln in the November 1860 election.
The 1860 presidential election showed the major difference of opinion between the north and the south over the issue of slavery. Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election. He did not receive electoral votes from any southern state. Abraham Lincoln was not on the ballot in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.
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What were some advantages of the South? What about North
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. :)
in 1860
the election of Abraham Lincoln as President.