The Election of 1860

The Election of 1860 is widely regarded as the breaking point between the North and the South. The outcome of this election caused secession to occur. Incumbent President James Buchanan decided not to run for the presidency again due to the Dred Scott v. Sandford Case. His actions during that case allowed the Republicans to win the majority of the House seats, and complete control of Congress. The issue of slavery divided the Democratic Party into Northern and Southern factions. A new party known as the Constitutional Union Party was created. Republicans gained the most popularity in the North, with their Candidate Abraham Lincoln winning the election. Lincoln won the election with entirely no support from the South. The South felt that they were irrelevant, and seceded. The Election of 1860 will go down as one of the most important elections in our nations history.

Electoral Map of the Election of 1860. One should be able to see that Breckinridge should have been the 16th president of the United States. 

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