What was the main result of the election of 1860?

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Emely West

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2 October, 05:33

What was the main result of the election of 1860?

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Mira Baldwin · Answer 1

Abraham Lincoln (Whig) defeated John Breckenridge (Southern Democrat), solidifying the divisions between northern and southern factions of the United States; leading to the separation and formation of the Confederate States, and ultimately the American Civil War (1861-1865).