secede
The president received no electoral votes from Southern states in the election.
The President received no electoral votes from Southern states in the election
The president recieved no electrocal vote from Southern states in the election
The President received no electoral votes from Southern states in the election
The President received no electoral votes from Southern states in the election
The president received no electoral votes from southern states before the election
The election of Abraham Lincoln as president in 1860, who was seen as anti-slavery, led to the Southern states seceding from the Union. They feared that his presidency would threaten their way of life, particularly regarding slavery.
Begin the process of secession
They believed that their rights, society and economy was endangered by Lincoln's election. They saw the only way to preserve themselves was to 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.
Lincoln vowed to outlaw slavery