1860

In 1860, the United States was on the brink of significant change. That year, Abraham Lincoln was elected president, which heightened tensions over slavery and states’ rights. Several Southern states, opposing policies seen as threatening slavery, began to secede from the Union, forming the Confederate States of America. This crisis led to the Civil War, a conflict that lasted four years and aimed to determine whether the nation would stay united and whether slavery would continue. It was a pivotal year that set the stage for a profound transformation in American history.