The answer is election of 1860
The 1860 election happened when during the rise of major political groups that have differing principles.
The Republicans strongly support the abolishment of slavery while the democratic party support to keep the slavery system.
In the end , The Republican party (that led by Abraham Lincoln) won that election.
Explanation:
they brought to the forefront the contradictions between America's ideals of democracy and equality.
Answer:
The Republican Party in the South comprised three groups after the Civil War, and white Democratic Southerners referred to two with derogatory terms. "Scalawags" were white Southerners who supported the Republican party, "carpetbaggers" were recent arrivals in the region from the North, and freedmen were freed slaves.