The Republican Party, dominant in the North, secured a majority of the electoral votes, and Lincoln was elected the first Republican president, but before his inauguration, seven slave states with cotton-based economies formed the Confederacy. ... Northerners rejected that notion as opposed to the will of the Founding Fathers who said they were setting up a perpetual union. ... Constitution before the 1860 presidential election. ...

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The Republican Party, dominant in the North, secured a majority of the electoral votes, and Lincoln was elected the first Republican president, but before his inauguration, seven slave states with cotton-based economies formed the Confederacy. ... Northerners rejected that notion as opposed to the will of the Founding Fathers who said they were setting up a perpetual union. ...

• Word Count: 7511
• Approx Pages: 30
• Grade Level: High School