By the time he was elected, it was really too late. South Carolina seceded as soon as they heard the result.
Just possibly, they might have been persuaded to rejoin the USA before others seceded. He waited till the Crittenden compromise was presented to him, but rejected it because it would have allowed some extension of slavery. The war was on.
Succesion accurs is nature. This is plants and animals.
The 10 Percent Plan was the title of Lincoln's plan for the South's recovery from from the war.
Lincoln's plan did not guarantee African American equality.
10 % plan
Lincoln did refuse to sign the Republicans' plan for reconstruction. Lincoln had developed his own plan which was more lenient toward the south.
Lincoln's plan did not guarantee African American equality.
John Wilkes Booth organized the plan to kill President Abraham Lincoln.
The 10% plan.
Lincoln's plan did not guarantee African American equality.
Lincoln's plan did not guarantee African American equality.
Lincoln's plan was more focused on helping the south rebuild than punishing it
Lincoln had a plan for reconstruction, but died before he could impliment it. Andrew Johnson's plan for reconstruction was quite different than Lincoln's