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The election of 1860 ends with no one gathering the number of electoral votes required. Election is thrown to the House where it is deadlocked. The Senate confirms Joseph Lane as Vice-President-Elect. By March 4th, with the House still deadlocked, Joseph Lane is inaugurated as the 16th President of the United States. What would his presidency be like and what effect would it have long term? Would a Republican simply win the next election and cause the civil war to begin in 1865? Who would the civil war if this is the case?
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