Prior to the outbreak of the American Civil War, the election of 1860 increased sectional tensions in the United States by lifting a pro-union, anti-slavery statesman, Abraham Lincoln, into the presidency. In reaction, Southern states protested in many ways, but in no more dramatic way than, one by one, seceding from the Union.
YES
No role. The congress still selected the president .
Ms. Kennedy
No role. The congress still selected the president .
Ms. Kennedy
my mom
In ORDER FOR A DEMOCRACY TO WORK, PEOPLE HAVE TO DO THEIR DUTIES
Zachary Taylor
the country before his election, was divided into two. the north and the south. that conflict that divided them was slavery. all the states in the north voted for Lincoln. this won him the election
No role. The congress still selected the president .
They joined with the democrats to support with William Jennings Bryan.
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