jan 1, 1860 - Abraham Lincoln is elected

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[1860]

context: the US was divided over slavery; tensions btwn north & south

cause: the democratic party split into northern & southern factions over the issue of slavery, leading to a four-way race

effect: lincoln won the presidency without carrying a single southern state, prompting seven southern states to secede and form the Confederate States of America

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