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What political effect did the election of 1860 have on south

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Despite minimal support in the South, Lincoln won a plurality of the popular vote and a majority of the electoral vote. ... The election of Lincoln led to the secession of several states in the South, and the Civil War soon began, with the Battle of Fort Sumter.

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They believed Lincoln would abolish slavery and seceded from the union.

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