because they thought that he was going to keep slavery
because it did.
The main reason that Southerners opposed the election of Abraham Lincoln was his opposition to the expansion of slavery.
November 6, 1860.
Many southerners believe that the the south no longer had a voice in national government. Also that the President and Congress were now set against their interests, especially slavery. Even before the election, South Carolina's governor had written to other southern governors. If Lincoln won, he wrote, it would be their duty to leave the Union.
take away slavery
As soon as the result was in, South Carolina seceded from the United States.
The Southerners blamed the slave rebellions on the Northern abolitionists.
Four days after Lincoln's election, South Carolina called for a special convention to consider secession.
he wanted to prevent the spread of slavery
THE southerners blamed the slave rebllions on the northen abolitionists
THE southerners blamed the slave rebllions on the northen abolitionists