6 nov 1860 año - The Election of 1860

Descripción:

-The Election of 1860 was the 19th quadrennial presidential election.
-Involved: Abraham Lincoln, John C. Breckinridge, Stephen A. Douglas, and John Bell
-The election of 1860 led to the Civil War because slavery was a prominent issue, with the northern abolitionists against it and the southerners for it. Lincoln, who ran in the Republican Party, whose platform stated that slavery would not spread any farther than it already had, cause a stir up. This event really was one of the main causes of the Civil War.