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The most immediate result of Abraham Lincoln's election to the presidency in 1860 was that many Southern states seceded from the Union. Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States.
The south seceded from the Union.
Lincoln's opponent in the 1864 presidential election was none other than his long time rival Stephan Douglas. Up until election day Lincoln and much of the country had assumed his failure for re-election.
A series of debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas about the legality of slavery - drawing favourable attention to the little-known Lincoln, paving the way for his election to President in 1860.
The state of South Carolina seceded from the USA, followed by six others before Lincoln's inauguration.
South Carolina ceded from the union and confederate troops attacked Ft. Sumter in Charleston harbor on April 12, 1861.
No more slavery.
they seceded from the union
Abraham Lincoln viewed slavery as an unfortunate result of America's development that needed to end in order to keep the country united. His view on Stephen Douglas was that he was an erudite and decent man that didn't need to end to keep the country united.
As soon as the result of the Presidential election came in - with Lincoln as the first Republican president.
They seceded from the USA, starting with South Carolina.