He did not win a single electoral vote from any states in the South. He won zero elections in the South.
It triggered the secession of several southern states, starting with South Carolina.
Abraham Lincoln
South Carolina seceded from the Union along with 7 other states. These states became the Confederate States of America and they fought against the Union.
Being a Democrat, Stephen Douglas was supported by the South in the Election of 1860. He lost the election to Abraham Lincoln.
After Abraham Lincoln was elected, the South was enraged. They thought that Abraham Lincoln would end slavery, something that was heavily done in the South. That is why they formed the Confederate States of America.
The election of Abraham Lincoln as President.
It triggered the secession of several southern states, starting with South Carolina.
Abraham Lincoln was not on the ballot in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.
Abraham Lincoln
The election of Abraham Lincoln
The southerners hired a assassin to assassinate president Lincoln.
In response to Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860, seven southern states decided to secede from the Union. These states, beginning with South Carolina, believed Lincoln's presidency threatened their rights and the institution of slavery. They formed the Confederate States of America, leading to increased tensions that ultimately contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War.
The election of 1860, in which the ardent abolitionist Abraham Lincoln was elected enraged the southern states because they feared that Lincoln would abolish slavery.
The south seceded from the Union.
the election of Abraham Lincoln as President.
The disagreement about whether or not it was ok to keep slaves is the reason the South seceded formally from the Union of States. The Civil War began because the South wanted to keep their slaves, but the North was trying to do away with the practice.
The disaffected southern states began talking about succession, and South Carolina seceded in December, a mere month after Lincoln's election, before he was even inaugurated.