November 1860.
And again in November 1864.
1860
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Abraham Lincoln was elected as President of the United States.
When Lincoln was elected president in 1860, his views on slavery were already known and included:
In 1861, Abraham Lincoln was elected president of the United States. Lincoln served until his assassination on April 15, 1865.
Led by South Carolina, seven Southern states seceded from the union after Lincoln was elected and before he took office.
The south believed that President Lincoln was an abolitionist. They were afraid that Lincoln would outlaw slavery and seceded in anticipation of slavery being outlawed.