The Election of Lincoln
The Election of 1860 was the 19th quadrennial (every four years) that led to immediate outbreak of the south because they wanted John C. Breckinridge because he was for slavery. The South eventually seceded from the union in 1861 on the day that president Lincoln was inaugurated into office. 11 states seceded from the union they are: South Carolina Mississippi Florida Alabama Georgia Louisiana Texas Virginia Arkansas North Carolina and Tennessee.