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What did the southern states do after Abraham Lincoln's election?
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∙ 13y ago
After Abraham Lincoln became President of the United States 1860, some southern states seceded from the Union. Later, other southern states, including Virginia, seceded to- form the Confederate States of America or the Confederacy.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 13y agoOn December 20, 1860, South Carolina become the first state to secede. By late February (before his inauguration), Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas had also seceded.
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∙ 14y agoThey stayed in session till the result was announced, then seceded from the Union - the first state to do so.
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∙ 10y agoSouth Carolina decided to secede from the USA.
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What was the conflict in Abraham lincolns life?
Slavery and the secession of the Southern States
The southern states seceded after what event?
The election of Abraham Lincoln.
The election of Lincoln caused southern states to?
The election of Lincoln caused the southern states to hold their own independent election. This was done in opposition of Abraham Lincoln being the president of the United States.
What did the southern states call for after Abraham Lincoln's election?
cessetion from the union >:(
What event happened shortly after Abraham Lincolns election to the presidency?
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.
What argument did southern states base secession on?
Slavery and the election of Abraham Lincoln
What event provoked the secession of the Southern States for the US?
the election of Abraham Lincoln.
Which candidate in the presidential election of 1860 was not on the ballot in most Southern Statesh candidate in the presidential election of 1860 was not on the ballot in most Southern States?
Abraham Lincoln
Which situation was the most immediate results of Abraham Lincoln's election to the presidency in 1860?
The most immediate result of Abraham Lincoln's election to the presidency in 1860 was that many Southern states seceded from the Union. Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States.
What event led to the southern states seceding?
Slavery IMPROVEMENT The election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the US.
Did the southern states seceded following the election of James Buchanan?
No. Democratic Party candidate James Buchanan won the 1856 presidential election. Buchanan won 19 states including all of the southern states. The southern states seceded after Republican Party candidate Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election.
As a result of Abraham Lincoln's election as president in 1860 several southern states called for?
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