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Lincoln's election would spell an end to slavery, so the southern states refused to add him.
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Declared that the Southern states did not have a constitutional right to secede?
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Why were southern states worried about Lincoln being elected president?
Southern states were worried about Abraham Lincoln's election as president in 1860 because they feared he would restrict the expansion of slavery into new territories and states. Lincoln's platform was seen as a direct threat to the institution of slavery, which was integral to the Southern economy and social order. His election intensified sectional tensions, leading many Southern leaders to believe that their way of life was under attack, ultimately contributing to the secession of several Southern states from the Union.
Why were southerners outraged about the outcome of the election of 1860?
Because President Abraham Lincoln had won without getting a single vote from the southern states.
What stirred discord between the north and south?
The election of 1860, in which the ardent abolitionist Abraham Lincoln was elected enraged the southern states because they feared that Lincoln would abolish slavery.
Why was Lincoln assassinated(killed while in office)?
Lincoln was shot and killed by a Southern sympathizer. His murderer supported the Confederate States of America, and believed that he would be look upon as a hero if he were to kill the President of the United States.
Which candidate in the presidential election of 1860 was not on the ballot in most Southern Statesh candidate in the presidential election of 1860 was not on the ballot in most Southern States?
Abraham Lincoln
Why did Southern states refuse to put Lincoln on the 1860 election ballot?
Lincoln's election would spell an end to slavery, so the southern states refused to add him.
Which candidate in the 1860s election was not on the ballot in most southern states?
Abraham Lincoln was not on the ballot in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.
Why did Lincoln refuse to accept the separation of the southern states?
Because Congress did not want to lose the cotton revenues.
How does Lincoln win the election of 1860 when his name was not on any southern state ballot?
Actually, Lincoln was on the ballot in Kentucky, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and Missouri.The Northern (free) states comprised 183 electoral votes (60.4%). The Southern (slave) states comprised just 120 electoral votes (39.6%). Lincoln won every free state except New Jersey.
The upper southern states seceded when Lincoln?
The upper southern states seceded when Lincoln was elected president of the United States.
How many Southern states did Lincoln win in the 1860 election?
None. Lincoln carried the more populous Northern states. Stephen A. Douglas(Northern Democrat), John Breckinridge(Southern Democrat), and John Bell(Constitutional Union) divided the Southern states. Lincoln had 180 electoral votes, Douglas had 12, Breckinridge had 72, and Bell had 39.
The election of Lincoln caused southern states to?
The election of Lincoln caused the southern states to hold their own independent election. This was done in opposition of Abraham Lincoln being the president of the United States.
Why would the election of Lincoln cause the southern states to leave the union?
The southern states made the assumption that Lincoln would make slavery illegal.
Why would the election of Lincoln in 1860 cause southern states to leave the union?
The southern states made the assumption that Lincoln would make slavery illegal.
Why didn't Lincoln like the Southern states?
Lincoln loved all states. he just disagred with them about slavery Lincoln loved all states. he just disagred with them about slavery
What was the number of Southern States that had left the Union when Lincoln took office in March 1861?
When Lincoln took office in March 1861 seven southern states had left the Union.
