How did the election of 1860 contribute to the civil war?

a southern states believed that abraham lincoln intended to prohibit slavery and started to secede from the union.

b northern states were emboldened by the victory of abraham lincoln and passed a senate bill outlawing slavery.

c southern states believed that the election was too close to call and that john breckenridge received the most votes.

d northern states were emboldened by the apathy of southern voters and proposed an amendment outlawing slavery.

A Southern states believed that Abraham Lincoln intended to prohibit slavery and started to secede from the Union.

Explanation:

The main cause of the Civil War (1861-1865) was the sharp contradiction between the different socio-economic systems that existed in one state - the bourgeois north and the slave-owning south.

In 1860, Republican Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States. His victory became a danger signal for the slave owners of the south and led to secession - the withdrawal of the southern states from the Union.

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