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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.
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What were the events that led to the secession of the confederate states?
The issues that led to the secession had been festering for a long time, but it was the election of Abraham Lincoln that precipitated the secession.
What event turned the secession crisis into a civil war?
The election of Lincoln as president.
What argument did southern states base secession on?
Slavery and the election of Abraham Lincoln
What event provoked the secession of the Southern States for the US?
the election of Abraham Lincoln.
The secession of South Carolina from the Union in 1860 was prompted by?
the election of Abraham Lincoln as President.
Moved South carolina to declare immediate secession from the Union?
Lincoln's election as president
What did Lincoln's election to the presidency help motivate the Southern states to do?
Begin the process of secession
Whose election promted the secession of 11 pro slavery southern state?
Abraham Lincoln
What event led to the secession Southern states from the union?
The 1860 election of President Abraham Lincoln
What happened four days after Lincolns election?
Four days after Lincoln's election, South Carolina called for a special convention to consider secession.
Which event was the immediate cause of secession of several southern states from the Union in 1860?
election of president Lincoln
What historical event turned secession crisis into civil war?
The election of Abraham Lincoln in November 1860.
