Question

What led to Lincoln's victory in the election of 1860?

Answer 1

One source to Lincoln's victory in 1860 was the Lincoln-Douglas debates. See Explanation:)

Explanation:

During the Lincoln-Douglas debates, Lincoln had shown himself to be a firm person as well as intellectual and honest, as in his nickname "Honest Abe." The Lincoln-Douglas debates were the debates for the Senate. Although Douglas ended up winning the U.S. Senate seat, Lincoln was popularized and when the election of 1860 came along, he won the election.

An interesting thing to note here is that Lincoln won the election of 1860 without even winning one vote from the south. The South disliked Lincoln because of his views opposing slavery, and when he won the election without one vote from the slave states, the south was both furious and scared because if Lincoln won the election without their say, then he could definitely get rid of slavery.

Here is a map of the election of 1860. Notice that Lincon (red) did not win any votes in the south.

Hope this helps!