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When Lincoln took office in March 1861 seven southern states had left the Union.

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What was the reaction of the South when Abraham Lincoln was elected President?

Led by South Carolina, seven Southern states seceded from the union after Lincoln was elected and before he took office.


How many southern states secede after lincoln's election?

35 Abraham Lincoln was elected as US President, for the first time on November 6, 1860. On this date, none of the Southern States had seceded from the Union, and there were 35 states, in the US. The following month, South Carolina declared its secession on December 20, 1860. By the time Lincoln took office on March 4, 1861, 7 Southern States had declared secession from the Union.


Why was Lincoln assassinated (killed while in office )?

Lincoln was shot and killed by a Southern sympathizer. His murderer supported the Confederate States of America, and believed that he would be look upon as a hero if he were to kill the President of the United States.


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What was central concern of president Lincoln in going to war against the southernstates?

Abraham Lincoln's primary concern with respect to the southern states when he took office as President was conserving the union.


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


Who was president of the US when the southern states seceded from the union?

James Buchanan was president when seven Souther states seceded. Four more seceded after Abraham Lincoln took office.


What did Abraham do while in office?

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Which US president's election to office in 1860 caused seven Southern states to secede and eventually cause the American Civil War?

Abraham Lincoln


Was Lincoln the president when the Civil War started?

Yes. The first shots at Fort Sumter were fired in April of 1861 after Lincoln took office. However seven southern states seceded before Lincoln took office, so there was a grave threat of war when Lincoln began his term.


How many states when Lincoln was in office?

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What year did six more states secede and Lincoln takes office. Fort Sumter remains one of two southern forts under union control?

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