nov 6, 1860 - Presidential Election of 1860

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Between four candidates: Abraham Lincoln (R), John C. Breckinridge (SD), John Bell (CU), and Stephen A. Douglas (ND), won by Abraham Lincoln and immediately leading to the secession of South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas. Known as the final straw, and the start of the Civil War (Sectionalism at its most extreme)

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