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Did Lincoln win any southern states in 1860?
No he didn't
What was the main cause of the secession of southern states?
The election of Lincoln, who had refused to allow any extension of slavery.
How many slave states did Lincoln win?
Abraham Lincoln did not win any slave states in the 1860 presidential election. He secured the presidency primarily through victories in free states, receiving no electoral votes from the Southern slave states. His election was a significant factor in the secession of several Southern states and the onset of the Civil War.
What main event triggered the secession of the southern states?
The election of Abraham Lincoln of the newly-formed Republican Party, which had banned the creation of any new slave-states.
What granted slaves freedom in any confederate states?
Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, effective from January 1863. It did not, of course, liberate any slaves, as Lincoln did not carry any authority in the South, but it licensed Union troops to liberate any slaves they came across in their Southern campaigns. More significantly, it made it impossible for free nations abroad to aid the Confederates without looking pro-slavery themselves.
How many Southern states did Lincoln win in the 1860 election?
None. Lincoln carried the more populous Northern states. Stephen A. Douglas(Northern Democrat), John Breckinridge(Southern Democrat), and John Bell(Constitutional Union) divided the Southern states. Lincoln had 180 electoral votes, Douglas had 12, Breckinridge had 72, and Bell had 39.
Why was Lincoln's election the reason some southern states chose secede from the union?
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.
What event led the southern states to break away form the union?
The election of Lincoln in November 1860, and his refusal to allow any extension of slavery.
Why did the southern states seceede when Lincoln was elected president?
Because the Republicans would not allow the creation of any new slave-states. So the South would always be outvoted in Congress.
How does Lincoln win the election of 1860 when his name was not on any southern state ballot?
Actually, Lincoln was on the ballot in Kentucky, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and Missouri.The Northern (free) states comprised 183 electoral votes (60.4%). The Southern (slave) states comprised just 120 electoral votes (39.6%). Lincoln won every free state except New Jersey.
Why did election of 1860 anger southern states?
Because the newly-elected Lincoln would not allow the creation of any new slave-states, so the South would always be outvoted in Congress.
What was the chief reason for the opposition of the south to the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860?
The southern states feared the ascension of the Lincoln Administration to office would result in further loss of states' rights, which in turn would eventually result in the abolition of slavery. Lincoln's election as President was the last straw for many southern states, which led to their succession from the Union and the formation of the Confederate States of America.
