who had been recently elected as president of the United States when the southern states seceded
Abe Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was elected in 1860 and states began to secede.
Tennessee seceded from the Union after President Lincoln was elected and began raising an army. =]
Several states seceded when they learned that Lincoln has been elected president.
They seceded from the USA, because they knew that Lincoln would not allow any new slavestates. They began to take steps to secede from the Union.
Abraham Lincoln
The upper southern states seceded when Lincoln was elected president of the United States.
Faulse
Southerners feared he would abolish slavery and seceded.
Seceded from the USA
Abraham Licoln.