Question

The election of 1860 showed that the North and the South were two distinct political entities because _____

Answer 1

Well, the 1860 election was when president Abraham Lincoln won presidency. Many Southerners were against Lincoln because he himself was from the North and was against slavery which in those days were a big necessity for Southerners. Basically the whole reason the Civil War cam upon us  

Answer 2

Lincoln won without a single southern electoral vote.

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