What was dividing the nation when Abraham Lincoln was elected President?

The civil war was being held between the states at that time. And was fighting for slavery for the south and freedom for the north. Abraham lincoln was a republican and part of the union which were the northern states and finally ended up freeing the slaves before he was murdered.

Explanation:

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The Continental Congress drafted the Articles of Confederation through the Revolutionary War. The articles were drafted to provide the colonies with some insight of a centralized control. The Articles of Confederation converted valid on March 1, 1781, after all, thirteen states had approved them. They served as the signed paper that set the purposes of the national government of the United States after it announced freedom from Great Britain.