1 janv. 1860 - Abraham Lincoln is elected
Description:
[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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Date:
1 janv. 1860
Maintenaint
~ Il y a 165 ans