What were the two key factors that allowed abraham lincoln to win the election on 1860?
Abraham Lincoln is revered is one of the United States’ greatest presidents. He renewed the Union, emancipated the slaves and ultimately gave his life in the service of his country. However, Lincoln was elected president in one of the most viciously divided and heated elections of our history. The election of 1860 makes the recounts of 2000 look like a bad dress rehearsal. His victory for the Union actually helped set the stage for its destruction and brought our country one step closer to the Civil War.
