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They withdrew to demonstrate their disagreement with the North over slavery and to create the Confederacy.If your from connexus: they feared they would have little say in the government.

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After Lincoln's election as president why did some southern states withdraw from the US?

Many Southerns feared they would have little say in the government.


What did the southern states do after Abraham Lincoln's election?

After Abraham Lincoln became President of the United States 1860, some southern states seceded from the Union. Later, other southern states, including Virginia, seceded to- form the Confederate States of America or the Confederacy.


What percentage of northerners owned slaves in 1860?

Slavery had been outlawed in the North by 1860. Some slave-states were fighting for the North in the Civil War (1861-65), but they were not strictlyNorthern states.


What event finally pushed the first southern states to secede from the union?

Lincoln's election win in 1860. After that, there was one last attempt at compromise, but Lincoln rejected this because it would have allowed some extension of slavery.


Why did some southern states begin to talk of succession?

Some southern states began to talk of secession in response to growing tensions over slavery and states' rights, particularly following the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860. They feared that his presidency would lead to the abolition of slavery, which was integral to their economies and social order. This sentiment was fueled by a belief that states had the right to govern themselves and decide their own laws, including whether to allow slavery. Ultimately, these factors contributed to the decision of several southern states to secede from the Union, leading to the Civil War.


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 are some of the southern states?

Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama


Those who wanted the us to withdraw from Vietnam?

People in the United States who wanted to withdraw from Vietnam were generally known as "doves". They called their opponents "hawks".


Was slavery wrong before 1860?

well, in the U.S, after the revolutionary war had been won and the articles of confedoration established, The Northern states had outlawed slavery and wanted the southern states to do the some. The southern states refused to free their slaves because they strongly relied on them to work on their plantations, and if they freed them they would go bankrupt. The problem was't officially dealt with until 1801, but slavery still continued in other countries.


What states in the southern US have slavery?

No states in the US practice slavery. Some states USED TO but not anymore.


What are some of the disappointments of President Lincoln's presidency?

Lincoln was elected President in 1860. During Lincoln's presidency, the Southern states seceded from the Union because Lincoln and the Northern states were against slavery. Six weeks after becoming President, the Civil War began. In this war, the Northern states fought the Southern states. The Civil War lasted from 1861 until 1865. Linclon should deal with slavery with more power in his presidency to make the south states take his orders without a war.


What are some of the southern USA States?

Some of the southern states in the US include Texas, Delaware, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Kentucky, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Florida.