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Because not a single Southern state went for Lincoln and he represented a threat to their very nature of life.

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Q: Why did the southern state respond to the election of 1860 by seceding from the union?
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Which was the first southern state to declare itself independent from the union?

South Carolina succeeded in seceding first.


Why did seceding state believe the had to leave the union?

Because Lincoln had won the 1860 election on a ticket of no new slave-states.


How did many southern state governments respond to the demands of reconstruction?

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Which state had a vote on seceding yesterday?

North Carolina


Whose election promted the secession of 11 pro slavery southern state?

Abraham Lincoln


An accomplishment that was not made by southern state governments during radical reconstruction was the?

election of blacks as governors


What caused the first southern state to secede?

The election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States in Nov. 1860.


The withdrawal of a state from Union is called?

Secession. Seceding. The verb is "to secede."


When did south carolina become the first state to secede from the union?

December 1860, as soon as it heard the result of Lincoln's election as President. Incidentally, it did not just attempt to secede. It did secede, followed by ten more Southern states.


Why did North Carolina delay in seceding from the Union?

North Carolina was the last southern state to secede from the Union. This was due to a strong Unionist faction in the state, concern for economic decline, and general fear of what the break down of the Union would mean for the country.


Which candidate supported the Southern View in election 1860?

The candidate who supported the Southern view in the 1860 election was John C. Breckinridge. He was nominated by the Southern Democrats and advocated for the expansion of slavery and states' rights.


What name did they give the state seceding from the union?

Confederacy. (Confederates when referring to individuals)