The election of 1860 showed that the north and the south were two distinct political entities because
lincoln won 60% of the electoral vote.
lincoln won without a single southern electoral vote.
lincoln vowed to abolish slavery in the south.
lincoln won 40% of the popular vote.
gradpoint

the election of 1860 showed that the North and the South were two distinct political entities because B. Lincoln won without a single southern electoral vote.

d

explanation:

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an economic reason that the south needed a reconstruction plan is that plantations, factories, and other businesses were destroyed during the war.