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Why was Lincoln's 1860 election seen as a threat by southerners?

Why was Lincoln's 1860 election seen as a threat by southerners?
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Why was Lincoln's 1860 election seen as a threat by southerners?

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Many Southerners believed that his election was unconstitutional as free blacks in the North were allowed to vote for him.
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he was a threat to slavery which were the main producers of the south, there wasn't much industry in the south so plantation owners depended on slaves for their money
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