What long lasting consequences did the presidential election of 1860 have on the United States?

Answer 1

Long lasting consequences that the election of 1860 had was that the South didn't want Abraham Lincoln to become the president so states in the South seceded from the Union. Soon, the Civil War began. The South believed that as a Republican, Lincoln would do all he could to abolish or contain slavery, despite the fact he promised to enforce the Fugitive Slave Act and to let slavery alone where it already existed.

Answer 2

The US presidential elections of 1860 had long term consequences for the USA. Abraham Lincoln's election led directly to the US Civil War. Lincoln did not start the war and clearly the blame was on the South. Ultimately the war was the spike in the heat of the South, so to speak that led to the abolishment of slavery in the US.