I think the answer is: They weren't to happy with the idea of America ruling them since the whole point of helping the united states was to gain there independence.
The election was held on Tuesday, November 6, 1860. ... The election of Lincoln served as the primary catalyst of the American Civil War. The United States had become increasingly divided during the 1850s over sectional disagreements, especially regarding the extension of slavery into the territories.
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Prince Henry of Portugal, or Henry the Navigator, sponsored two expeditions which were Bartolomeu Dia's trip around the Cape of Good Hope and Gil Eannes's trip around Cape Bojador