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After Abraham Lincoln won the election in 1860, South Carolina seceded, followed by 6 other states in the upcoming week.
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What are the three main causes of the civil war?
Slavery (The North hated it, The South depended on it), Abraham Lincoln's election (The South did not give him one vote, yet he still won), and the abolitionist movement starting to turn violent (Bloody Kansas)
Who had trouble finding generals who could match the south's military leaders?
Lincoln - at the beginning. But the North eventually won, because Lincoln had learned to choose and use the best Generals, unlike his opposite number Jefferson Davis.
Who was president of the united States when the south started to secede?
AnswerJames Buchanan was at then end of his presidency when South Carolina originally succeeded from the Union. He deemed it unconstitutional to let them go, but also unconstitutional to fight to keep them. The reason South Carolina succeeded was because Lincoln had won the presidency, but he had not yet been sworn in.
Who won battle of ironclads?
The South won this battle.
What did Lincoln's election lead many southerners to believe?
Many southerners believe that the the south no longer had a voice in national government. Also that the President and Congress were now set against their interests, especially slavery. Even before the election, South Carolina's governor had written to other southern governors. If Lincoln won, he wrote, it would be their duty to leave the Union.
Why did Abraham Lincoln have the civil war?
The north (Abe lincoln) fought with the south over the right to have slaves. the south wanted slavery. the north won.
Who was the president of the US when the south secede?
When South Carolina seceded, Buchanan was still in the chair, and Lincoln was President-elect.
Was Lincoln a sectional candidate?
Because he won the Northern vote, and only 2 countries in the South.
How many states in the south did Abraham Lincoln win in the election?
He did not win a single electoral vote from any states in the South. He won zero elections in the South.
Why the south should have one the civil war?
There were only two ways that the South could have won the Civil War. With British aid - not possible after Lincoln issued the Proclamation. Or if Lincoln had been voted out in November 1864 - he wasn't.
What were the after affects of the civil war?
After the north have won the south was forced to move back into the north. After that Abraham Lincoln banned slavery.
How did the election of 1860 split the nation in two?
The southerners believed that Abe Lincoln was going to take away their right to slavery, even though he had no intention of doing so, that's why the south elected Jefferson Davis, but Lincoln won, the south was outraged, & the South Carolina thought they could leave the union & so did several other southern states, leading to the civil war
Who was president when the first Southern state seceded from he Union?
Abraham Lincoln (Correction) No, it was still Buchanan. South Carolina seceded immediately they heard that Lincoln had won the election. But he was not inaugurated until March.
How did the nation reunite?
The Union won the Civil War and took over the South. There were Northerners that came down to take political positions. Abraham Lincoln and his vice president, Andrew Johnson, wanted to be gentle with the South but after Lincoln was killed, the Republicans in Congress wanted to punish the South. They controlled the Reconstruction.
If preident lincoln had been President for the south would the south have won?
Good question. Lincoln's exceptional calibre in comparison to the Confederate president was a major reason for Northern victory. He would have had to learn to choose and use good Generals rather quicker than he did. But he had already recognised the special qualities of Robert E. Lee, and if Lee had been General-in-Chief at the start, the South might well have won.
What steps did the south go through to rejoin the us?
No. That's why we have North and South America. Are you kidding? Of course they rejoined. What are they teach these kids these days. Lincoln went to war over the South's attempt to split from the Union. Lincoln won the war and saved the entire country's history from that point on. And they say "war is not the answer."
What did South Carolina do after Abraham Lincoln was elected?
South Carolina had a long record of not liking Federal interference in their affairs. They were also a strong slave minded state. When the antislavery Republican, Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election, South Carolina seceded from the US. This happened on December 20, 1860.
