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What was the impact of Abraham Lincoln's election​

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It Impacted The United States to become increasingly sectionally and divided during the 1850s, primarily over extending slavery into the Western territories Lincoln's election thus served as the main catalyst of the American Civil War.

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Lincoln's election served as the main catalyst of the American Civil War. The United States had become increasingly sectionally divided during the 1850s, primarily over extending slavery into the Western territories.
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