nov 6, 1860 - The Election of 1860 Nov. 6, 1860

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-Northern states had more electoral votes, so Lincoln won the election, even though he wasn't even on the Southern ballots
-Immediately after the election, southern leaders who wanted to maintain the Union tried to negotiated and came up with the Crittenden Compromise
-Lincoln refused to soften the Republican demand that slavery not be extended to the territories and hoped the South was bluffing on the idea of secession
-3 months before Lincoln's inauguration, SC seceded from the Union
-Within months, six other states seceded, creating the Confederate States of America
-Lincoln waited for the CSA to make a move, which came on April 12, 1861 at Fort Sumter

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