Why did the south react so negatively to Abraham Lincoln's election?

Answer 1

One by one, the seceded from the union and formed the Confederate States on America.

Answer 2

They thought he would emancipate slaves. He said he wouldn't, but the southern governments thought otherwise.

Oddly enough by seceded from the Union, the southern states actually brought about the end of slavery. If they didn't secede, slavery would've probably gone on at least until the end of the 19th century.

Answer 3

He was the first President from the newly-formed Republican Party.

This party did not approve of new slave-states, which the South wanted, to improve their voting power in Congress.

South Carolina felt so strongly about it that they started making plans for secession immediately after the election result.

Answer 4

Because he was an aboltionist who wanted to stop the spread of slavery while the south wanted slavery to expand throughout.

Answer 5

The south wanted slavery and was very against abolishing it, while Abraham was an abolitionist (against slavery) and they thought he would make them give up slaves, (which he did).

Answer 6

Because he was opposed to any extension of the slave-states.

Answer 7

because the southerners wanted to keep their slaves so they could work on plantations and the owners would make a profit. Abraham Lincoln was against slavery.

Answer 8

One by one, the seceded from the union and formed the Confederate States on America.

Answer 9

The south thought that he would make slavery illegal when he became president. It was felt that it was a state rights issue rather than federal.