Lincoln wanted to get rid of slavery and the south didn't agree, so they left and refused to return to the Union. Thats what started the Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln the south seceded from the union because he was elected president.
Which event caused the Southern States to secede from the Union
The election of Lincoln as President.
It caused the south to secede in order to keep their slavery alive .
states in the Upper South to secede.
states in the Upper South to secede
It caused the south to secede in order to keep their slavery alive, thus leading to the Civil War.
Virginia seceded almost immediately after Lincoln's call for troops.
When Ft. Sumter was taken in Charleston Harbor in April 1861 by confederate troops this began the civil war.
South Carolina was the first to secede.
South Carolina thought the tarrif (taxes) were too high, so they threatened to secede
South Carolina was the first state to secede in October of 1860. The South seceded because of slavery issues & constitutional issues.