SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
SOUTHERN SECESSION
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Question
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When he won the presidency, Abraham Lincoln carried ____ slave states in the Electoral College.
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1
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5
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7
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Unlike every preceding president-elect, Lincoln did not carry even one slave state. There were no ballots distributed for Lincoln in ten of the Southern states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas.
Detailed explanation-2: -Lincoln was the first member of the recently established Republican Party elected to the presidency. Lincoln successfully presided over the Union victory in the American Civil War, which dominated his presidency and resulted in the end of slavery.
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