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because they didnt want him to make slavery illegal !
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∙ 11y agodebate over states' rights
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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 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
Why did the southern states secede from the US?
be cause they were against the abolution of slavery
Who was the us president elected in 1860 that caused the southern states to secede from the us?
Abraham Lincoln
How do you use word Secede in a sentence?
Southerners called for the southern states to secede from the US and form their own government.Residents of the region once sought to secede from the territory because of rampant lawlessness.
Name of the union formed by the Southern states?
The southern US states form the Confederate States of America
What are the Southern states that have seceded from the US and have formed the...?
Confederate States of America
Did the confederates seceed from the us?
Yes. In all 11 Southern states officially seceded. Two others Kentucky and Missouri, were sypathetic toward the southern cause but did not ultimately secede from the Union. Even though these two states did not secede, they are both recognized on the Confederate battle flag.
What events helped lead eleven southern states to secede from the US?
Abe Lincoln coming to office making to republican rule scared the south and the 11 states seceded
Did the south have the right to secede from the US?
The southern states certainly believed they had the right to secede, but most of the northern states disagreed. The question was answered by a sort of trial-by-combat called the American civil War.Because the Confederacy lost the war and the Union was preserved, it turned out that no state had the right to secede without Congressional approval.
Which US president's election to office in 1860 caused seven Southern states to secede and eventually cause the American Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
What is the definition of popular sovreignty?
Each state in the US is considered to be a sovereign state. This is what gave the southern states the right to secede, and this was known as popular sovereignty.
