Many people in the north wanted no part of slavery anywhere in the country. Southerners wanted slavery because they thought it helped production of crops etc. There are contrasting beliefs.
Abraham Lincoln was from the North and a proponent of Federal rights and powers to limit slavery.
The southern states wanted strong state powers and rights and weaker federal powers and rights. Slavery was a States Right issue and the federal government should not interfere.
The northern states wanted the exact opposite, strong federal powers and rights and weaker state powers and rights. The right of the Federal government to abolish Slavery should trump any so-called States Rights.
So the southern states voted to secede from or leave the United States also know as the Union. The US Civil War was thus started.
The election of George W. Bush and Al Gore was the lowest margin of victory.
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In the United States, there was no election in 2009. There was a presidential election in 2008, when the current president Barack Obama claimed victory over his opponent John McCain.
The presidential election of 1860 highlighted a significant decline in the political power of the South, as the election of Abraham Lincoln, a candidate from the anti-slavery Republican Party, demonstrated the increasing dominance of Northern interests. The South's inability to unify behind a single candidate, coupled with its reliance on slavery, alienated many voters and diminished its influence in national politics. Lincoln’s victory prompted Southern states to secede from the Union, ultimately leading to the Civil War, as they felt their political power and way of life were under threat.
Robert Kennedy though he was shot and killed shortly after making his victory speech.
Lincoln greatest victory was his election as President followed by his re-election.
He won almost all of north’s electoral votes
It made victory for the Republican party inevitable.
Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election. He was the first Republican president of the United States, and his victory ultimately contributed to the secession of Southern states from the Union.
The election of George W. Bush and Al Gore was the lowest margin of victory.
The election of 1824
I believe the crowning achievement of President Lincoln was his freeing of the African American slaves from their southern slave owners, and preserving the union by leading th north in its victory over the south.
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Lincoln's Presidency
The capture of Atlanta, Georgia, and then the capture of Savannah, Georgia, and the Battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia, were all important factors. Additionally, General Sherman's victory in Atlanta helped Abraham Lincoln win re-election in 1864.
1824
Abraham Lincoln died, the Union had another victory, and the slaves were freed.