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There were many causes of the civil war but the main catalyst was the Election of 1860. The two most popular candidates of the election were Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln. The south was in favor of Douglass who was very much for the expansion of slavery. The north, however, was in favor of Abraham Lincoln, who was completely against the expansion of slavery. In most southern counties, Lincoln wasn't even shown on the ballet, the south was determined, after their loss of California to the north, to get a "proper" minded man into office. Despite the southerner's and their ability to manipulate the election, Lincoln pulled through and would, in January, become the new president of the United States of America. This angered the southerners all the way to secession. Following South Carolina's lead, the southern states began to secede one by one, finally creating the Confederate States of America. It was because of the election of 1860, the entire unity of the United States of America fell apart, it divided the states and separated the south completely. The south would go on to create their own government, which would finally lead to all out war.