News of Abraham Lincoln’s presidential victory spreads as fast as the telegraph and railroad lines can carry it.

Exploring the most important 55 months in American history
News of Abraham Lincoln’s presidential victory spreads as fast as the telegraph and railroad lines can carry it.
The growing political, economic, and social differences in America were epitomized by the most crucial presidential election in the young nation’s history.
October 1860 – Republicans won majorities in the state elections of Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana. This proved that the Republican campaign strategy worked: Disavowing immigration