A common explanation is that the Civil War was fought over the moral issue ... The election of a Republican, Abraham Lincoln, as President in 1860 sealed the deal. His victory, without a single ...

On November 6, 1860 Abraham Lincoln was elected President ... Federal troops returned the fire. The Civil War had begun. Immediately following the attack, four more states -- Virginia, Arkansas ...

So many people died.” Just how witless is his notion that the Civil War was justly avoidable? In 1860 Lincoln and the Republican Party had pledged to prohibit slavery in all states newly ...

Since the Civil War, presidential contests have been dominated ... Watch to see how the states voted in every presidential election since 1860. Produced by Alex Kuzoian Follow BI Video: On ...

The simmering national issue that pitted southern planter “aristocracy” against northern democracy was quickly coming to a boiling point by the election of 1860. The greatest issue ... in four years ...

November 6th has been a significant date in American history, particularly for presidential elections. In 1860, Abraham ...

Since the Civil War, presidential contests have been dominated ... Watch to see how the states voted in every presidential election since 1860. Produced by Alex Kuzoian Follow BI Video: On ...