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The Consequences Of The Election Of 1860

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On the election of 1860, Abraham Lincoln is elected as President of the United States, and his appointment to office conveys a downfall to the nation. Slavery conflicts rile the South further, and secession becomes inevitable. Moreover, the Civil War was one of the bloodiest wars that divided a nation, and devastated many; yet, who started the war? The South’s rebellion against the North commenced the lengthy war. The South threatened secession if Lincoln was elected, and the first to secede was South Carolina, a month after the election on December of 1860. Following their secession, South Carolina’s militia was taking charge, and bombarded Fort Sumter, which was being commanded by Major Robert Anderson. By January, a supply ship, called
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