Because Lincoln had refused to allow any extension of slavery into the new Western states. So the South was doomed to be outvoted in Congress every time.
Many events contributed to several Southern states seceding from the Union in 1860. One important event was the election of Lincoln.
The election of Abraham Lincoln of the newly-formed Republican Party, which had banned the creation of any new slave-states.
Lincoln's Presidency
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The official name of the seceded southern states during the American Civil War was The Confederate States of America. Established in 1861, it was a secessionist government started by seven slave states (that had declared their secession from the United States following the November 1860 election of Abraham Lincoln, whom they considered to be an abolitionist. After the beginning of the civil war, four states in the Upper South also declared secession. Although two Border States were accepted as members (Kentucky and Missouri), neither officially declared secession and were basically just factions within states that stayed loyal to the Union forces.
Slavery and the election of Abraham Lincoln
the election of Abraham Lincoln.
Begin the process of secession
The 1860 election of President Abraham Lincoln
election of president Lincoln
The election of Lincoln, who had refused to allow any extension of slavery.
It triggered the secession of several southern states, starting with South Carolina.
because 11 southern states declared their secession from the U.S. and formed the Confederacy
Secession was their response to Lincoln's win of November 1860 (first win by the Republican party).
Lincoln's winning the 1860 election on behalf of the Republican Party.
The election of Abraham Lincoln who promised not to disturb slavery in the states where it existed lead the southern states to secede because of his affiliation with the north. The southern states did not trust Lincoln viewing him as antislavery and too close to northern interest.
Many events contributed to several Southern states seceding from the Union in 1860. One important event was the election of Lincoln.