In the election of 1860 Abraham Lincoln ran for president and when on to become the first republican candidate to win an election. However, his election meant bad new for the southern states that were dependent on agriculture and used slavery for their advantage to obtain higher profits. According to the book America past and present, “By …show more content…
The civil war started in April 1861 when Southern states were trying to succeed from the nation following Abraham Lincoln election, and it ended in 1865 when the northerners (The Union) became victorious. However, the most important reason this war started is because Republican Abraham Lincoln won the election of 1860, and his beliefs about slavery were unlike from the southerners. His election brought so much controversy in the southern states that introduced the idea to go to a war in order to not be involved with his political ideas. However, after four years of war the country stay united, and the issue of slavery was