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Lincoln’s election in 1860 promoted what reaction in southern states?

Lincoln’s election in 1860 promoted what reaction in southern states?-example-1
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The Republican Party, which fielded its first candidate in 1856, was opposed to the expansion of slavery. Abraham Lincoln, the party's nominee in 1860, was seen as a moderate on slavery, but Southerners feared that his election would lead to its demise, and vowed to leave the Union if he was elected.
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