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Q: Who was the us president elected in 1860 that caused the southern states to secede from the us?
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What did seven southern states decide to do after Lincoln was elected president?

secede


Why did the federalists threaten to secede?

Southern states threatened to secede from the Union if Abraham Lincoln was elected as president.


Who was elected as president of the US that prompted some southern states to secede?

some southern states secede because of preisdent abrahim Lincoln


What caused southern Carolina to secede from the union?

The election of Lincoln as President


Who had been recently elected as president of United States when the southern states seceded?

Abraham Lincoln was elected in 1860 and states began to secede.


Why did the southern states secede when they did?

the southern states didn't agree with the unions government when Ab Lincoln was elected president because he didn't like slavery


Who was elected president of the southern states when they secede?

Abraham Lincoln was president when the first states began seceding. Lincoln's election was basically the final straw that made the states want to secede.


What caused the first southern state to secede?

The election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States in Nov. 1860.


Why did the Southern Land Speculators want to secede from the union?

Which event caused the Southern States to secede from the Union


What event that finally caused South Carolina to secede from the Union was?

Abraham Lincoln the south seceded from the union because he was elected president.


Who was elected president when the southern stated seceded?

Abraham Lincoln was the president-elect when the Southern states began to secede. Some of them seceded after he was inaugurated as President.


What was the rival nation that was formed by several southern states who voted to secede from the Union after Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the US?

The Confederate States of America