The Election of 1860

On Tuesday, November 6, 1860, Abraham Licoln was voted into office. His election served as the immediate stimulation for the outbreak of the Civil War. He ran against John C. Breckinridge (Southern Democrat), John Bell (Constitutional Union), and Stephen A. Douglas (Democrat). But, The dominant Republican Party in the North mustered up enough electoral votes to send Abe Licoln through to the White House. Before Abraham Licoln was inagurated, seven more Southern states seceeded. These states formed the Confederacy.

(below is a map of which states voted for who)