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In 1860 the Democrats were predominately pro-slavery and the Republicans were antislavery. Lincoln would not have been elected if he were pro-slavery. The civil-war how ever you want to slice it or dice it was about slavery. Lincoln was against slavery and was against the expansion of slavery. If Lincoln had been pro-slavery and were elected, the civil war would not have occurred under his administration.

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“If Lincoln had been pro-slavery and were elected, the civil war would not have occurred under his administration.”

It would have if he still championed his oppressive tariffs that were strangling Southern commerce and trade.