Because not a single Southern state went for Lincoln and he represented a threat to their very nature of life.
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Southern state.
When a state left the Union it was called secession.
Depends what country you are talking about
South Carolina succeeded in seceding first.
Because Lincoln had won the 1860 election on a ticket of no new slave-states.
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North Carolina
Abraham Lincoln
election of blacks as governors
The election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States in Nov. 1860.
Secession. Seceding. The verb is "to secede."
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.
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.
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.
Confederacy. (Confederates when referring to individuals)