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It led to the "reconstruction" era in the South.

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It showed that the South had limited means, and that the North could fight a sustained war.

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The presidential election of 1860 was a watershed event in American history. Abraham Lincoln was elected and his choice cause several Southern states to secede leading to the Civil War.

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Because if McClellan had won, the South would probably have been given its independence.

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it led to the secession of 11 states and the Civil War.

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