What percentage of the electoral vote
did lincoln receive?
o 49%
o 51%
o 59%
o 69%

59% Electoral Vote

Explanation:

Abraham Lincoln, who won the 1860 presidential election, won by exactly 59.4% of the electoral vote. This is a percentage of the electoral vote as it was asked in question, while on the other hand the percentage of popular vote was 39.65%

In addition to Abraham Lincoln, those who participated  in the elections that year were: John Breckenridge, John Bell, Stephen Douglas.

industry had made the u.s. the richest nation in the world at this time. the second industrial revolution caused growth in industry and transportation, which allowed increased trade between nations.