<u>Answer:</u>
<em>Lincoln's presidential election in 1860
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<u>Explanation:</u>
During the 1860 elections, America had been split because of the disagreements, particularly of the extension of slavery to different territories. However, the president during that time expressed his sympathies with the parts that we're experiencing such divisions.
However, during the later 1850s, the party for Franklin slavery took over and became the ruling party and resulted in the awakening of Kansas. The party, therefore, replaced the defunct which was part of the opposition and tried to put aside the differences on the slavery issue.