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What was the reaction of the border states to the 1860 election?
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By the election of 1860 profound divisions existed among Americans over the future course of their country, and especially over the South's "peculiar institution," slavery. During the presidency of James K. Polk (1841-1849), the United States had confirmed the annexation of Texas to the Union, negotiated a treaty with Great Britain for the Oregon territory up to the 49th parallel, and, as a result of the Mexican War, added California and New Mexico as well. The American eagle now spanned the entire continent, a source of nationalistic pride to those who thought expansion was the fulfillment of both God's will and America's mission to spread its republican institutions. But national exuberance turned sour when Americans confronted the issue of whether slavery should follow the flag into the new territories. During the 1850s, different views about slavery's expansion and its place in America's future fueled suspicion and bitterness between northerners and southerners. In Kansas, the question of whether the territory would be opened or closed to slavery erupted in violence and political unrest. "Bleeding Kansas," the treatment of fugitive slaves, and other issues involving slavery strained and then shattered the nation's two-party system which had served for a generation to weld sections and interests into two powerful national institutions. Of the two major parties, the Whig organization totally succumbed in the mid-1850s to the sectionalizing effects of the slavery issue and ceased to operate as a national party. Like the country, the Whig party could not exist half slave and half free. Meanwhile, the Democratic party managed to remain intact throughout that decade, but slavery acted like a solvent to weaken its bonds. Increasingly, its powerful, predominantly southern wing was at odds with a smaller, northern contingent.
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When did the succession of the southern states began?
December 1860, when South Carolina seceded, in reaction to Lincoln's election win.
Where did the election of 1860 take place?
The election took place in all states that were part of the United States in 1860. Abraham Lincoln won.
South Carolina seceded from the Union in late 1860 in reaction to the?
...victory of Lincoln in the November 1860 election.
What was the South's reaction to Abraham Lincoln's election as President in 1860?
They were unhappy, and eventually they followed South Carolina into secession.
When did South Carolina become the first state to secede from the unoin?
December 20th 1860. It was a direct reaction to Lincoln's election win on a ticket of no new slave-states.
What were the border states in 1860?
Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware.
Why did Lincoln win the presidential of 1860?
Lincoln won the presidential election in 1860 because the states were in disarray and divided. This allowed the Democrats to have the upper hand in the election.
Why did Lincoln win the presidential elections of 1860?
Lincoln won the presidential election in 1860 because the states were in disarray and divided. This allowed the Democrats to have the upper hand in the election.
What election of 1860 was Lincoln unknown throughout the country before the?
election of 1860
When was election of 1860?
in 1860
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. :)
Which event was the immediate cause of the secession of several sourtern states from the union on 1860?
Many events contributed to several Southern states seceding from the Union in 1860. One important event was the election of Lincoln.
