SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
THE ELECTION OF 1860
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Angry, but they accepted it
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Like they’d lost their political voice
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They understood they’d need a better candidate in 4 years
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They ended up liking him a lot
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Detailed explanation-1: -The southern states reacted to the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 by seceding from the union. On December 20th, South Carolina led the states in leaving the union with all but four of the Confederate states exiting by early 1861.
Detailed explanation-2: -These prominent Southerners possessed an outright dislike for Lincoln and responded to his candidacy and eventual election with great hostility. This paper will explore why so many Southerners disliked Abraham Lincoln and why they were willing to take action that would lead to war in 1861.
Detailed explanation-3: -How did the south react to abraham Lincoln’s election as president in 1860? The South became outraged because they knew that Lincoln wanted to abolish slavery. was a proposed act that Congress would ban slavery in all territory that might become part of the United States as a result of the Mexican-American War.