SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
THE ELECTION OF 1860
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The Election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860
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The refusal of the North to loosen the tariffs
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Bleeding Kansas
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John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry
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Detailed explanation-1: -When the Democratic Party disintegrated in 1860 over the slavery-extension question, Lincoln was elected as the first Republican president. On December 20, 1860, a special convention called in South Carolina unanimously passed an ordinance of secession.
Detailed explanation-2: -South Carolina became the first state to secede from the federal Union on December 20, 1860. The victory of Abraham Lincoln in the 1860 presidential election triggered cries for disunion across the slaveholding South.
Detailed explanation-3: -Southern states were concerned that the Republican government would attempt to abolish slavery. The abolition of slavery would devastate the Southern economy and made Southern states fearful that their states’ rights would be violated. The first state to secede from the Union was South Carolina.
Detailed explanation-4: -Many maintain that the primary cause of the war was the Southern states’ desire to preserve the institution of slavery. Others minimize slavery and point to other factors, such as taxation or the principle of States’ Rights.
Detailed explanation-5: -South Carolina became the first state to secede from the federal Union on December 20, 1860. The victory of Abraham Lincoln in the 1860 presidential election triggered cries for disunion across the slaveholding South.