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No. South Carolina seceded on December 20th, 1860, before Lincoln was officially sworn in as President. However, the state did secede as a reaction to Lincoln's election.
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Who was the president of the US when the south secede?
When South Carolina seceded, Buchanan was still in the chair, and Lincoln was President-elect.
What event that finally caused South Carolina to secede from the Union was?
Abraham Lincoln the south seceded from the union because he was elected president.
What did the south do when Lincoln won?
The southerners hired a assassin to assassinate president Lincoln.
Who was elected president in 1860 causing the South to secede?
Lincoln
Election of this President pushed the South to secede?
Abraham Lincoln
What caused the south to secede from the union?
The election of Lincoln as President.
How long after Lincoln's election did South Carolina secede from the Union?
3 months
What event led South Carolina's leaders to secede from the Union?
The election of Lincoln in 1860. He would not allow any new slave-states, so the South knew they would always be outvoted in Congress.
What did South Carolina do after Lincoln was elected in 1860?
As a consequence of Lincoln’s election, a special convention of the South Carolina legislature votes to secede from the Union.
How did the South finally secede from the union?
When Abraham Lincoln became president
Who was president when the first southerner state seceded from the union?
South Carolina the first southern state to secede on December 20, 1860, and James Buchanan was President, and Abraham Lincoln was the President elect.
What did Lincoln's election ultimately force the Southerners states starting with South Carolina to do?
Secede from the USA, one by one, starting with South Carolina.
