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Abraham Lincoln's Political Career

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Lincoln decided early in his political career that he was going to be a member of the Whig party. His chief aim was going to be to expand the United States with a focus on commerce and cities. In 1860, Lincoln won the Republican nomination for president, which shocked many members of the United States (History.com 1). In the general election Abraham faced off against his friend and well known rival Stephen Douglas. Lincoln won the election with a total of 180 electoral votes out of 303. After it was for sure that Lincoln won the election, he wanted to push southern states to secede by the time that he was going to be inaugurated. This did not happen and the Civil War broke out (Bio.com 2).
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