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They feared they would be at the mercy of the North in all political, economic and administrative aspects and reduced to a state of a tolerated minority.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoBecause he had been elected on a promise of no further extension of slavery into the new Western states.
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What caused South Carolina to secede?
The election of Abraham Lincoln as President.
Election of this President pushed the South to secede?
Abraham Lincoln
What prompted south to secede from the union?
The election of Abraham Lincoln
What caused the south to secede from the union?
The election of Lincoln as President.
Why did the election of Lincoln push the south to finally secede?
Because the south still wanted slavery/
What happened in the south as a direct result of Abraham Lincoln's election as president of the US?
The south seceded from the Union.
How long after Lincoln's election did South Carolina secede from the Union?
3 months
How did the election of 1876 bring about withdrawal of troops from the south?
bc lincoln was voted in
How did the election of 1876 bring about the withdrawal of troops from the south?
bc Lincoln was voted in
What event triggered anger and succession in the South during slavery?
Election of Lincoln
Did South Carolina secede when Lincoln was president?
No. South Carolina seceded on December 20th, 1860, before Lincoln was officially sworn in as President. However, the state did secede as a reaction to Lincoln's election.
What effect did the election of Abraham Lincoln have on the south?
It triggered the secession of several southern states, starting with South Carolina.
