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The elections of 1860 dawned an era of civil rights. Abraham Lincoln was elected. Lincoln actually hated slavery and this caused the South to secede and start the Civil War. Lincoln stated in his inaugural address that where slavery existed it could still exist but he would not allow it to spread everywhere. South Carolina was the first to secede in 1860, other states seceded later. The states claimed they had no choice but to leave and Lincoln wasn't having that and said he would fight to keep the states together.
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What political party was formed for the election of 1860 and what was its purpose?
The political party formed for the election of 1860 was the Constitutional Union party and their purpose was to preserve the Union.
South Carolina seceded from the Union in late 1860 in reaction to the?
...victory of Lincoln in the November 1860 election.
How did Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860 spark the beginning of the Civil War?
South Carolina seceded from the Union along with 7 other states. These states became the Confederate States of America and they fought against the Union.
When did south carolina become the first state to secede from the union?
December 1860, as soon as it heard the result of Lincoln's election as President. Incidentally, it did not just attempt to secede. It did secede, followed by ten more Southern states.
What state first seceded from the Union?
Based on the election of Abraham Lincoln to the US presidency, South Carolina left the Union on December 20, 1860.
How did the 1860 election lead to the breakup of the union?
Because it did!
What political party was formed for the election of 1860 and what was its purpose?
The political party formed for the election of 1860 was the Constitutional Union party and their purpose was to preserve the Union.
South Carolina seceded from the Union in late 1860 in reaction to the?
...victory of Lincoln in the November 1860 election.
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.
The secession of South Carolina from the Union in 1860 was prompted by?
the election of Abraham Lincoln as President.
Was John Bell the nominee of the southern democrats in the election of 1860?
No- John Breckenridge was the candidate of the Southern Democrats in 1860. John Bell ran for the Constitutional Union Party.
What election of 1860 was Lincoln unknown throughout the country before the?
election of 1860
Which of the following was an immediate response to Lincoln's election in 1860?
South Carolina voted to secede from the Union.
Why did Lincoln win the presidential election of 1860 apex?
States in the South seceded from the Union (apex)
What event led to the secession Southern states from the union?
The 1860 election of President Abraham Lincoln
When was election of 1860?
in 1860
Whose election to the presidency in 1860 led to seven southern states to secede from the union?
Abraham Lincoln
