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Lincoln committed himself to reuniting the union at any cost. Although he was elected on the anti-slavery Republican ticket, Lincoln's main reason for going to war was not to stop slavery, but to restore the union. He didn't believe the southerners even had the legal right to secede.
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What did South Carolina do after Lincoln was elected?
They seceded from the nation.
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.
What event led South Carolina's leaders to secede from the Union?
The election of Lincoln in 1860. He would not allow any new slave-states, so the South knew they would always be outvoted in Congress.
Why the southern states seceded after the election of 1860?
They seceded after the election of 1860 because Lincoln didn't want to make anymore slave states. The south liked slavery and therefore, the south would not have any say in government. :)
When did the succession of the southern states began?
December 1860, when South Carolina seceded, in reaction to Lincoln's election win.
How did the south react to Lincoln election to the presidency?
One by one, the seceded from the union and formed the Confederate States on America.
What did South Carolina do after Lincoln was elected?
They seceded from the nation.
How did South Carolina react to the election of 1860?
When President Lincoln was elected president in 1860, much of the south reacted. Even before Lincoln took office, South Carolina called a convention in the south and delegates voted to secede, thus spurring the Civil War that would follow.
Who was the U.S. President when the south seceded from the union?
South Carolina seceded on December 20, 1864 , while James Buchanan was President and soon after Lincoln's election became official. The other ten seceded on June 8, 1861, after Abraham Lincoln had taken office as President.
Who had been recently elected President of the US when the south seceded?
Abe Lincoln
How did the south violate Lincoln's plan?
Some of the states seceded from the Union ( which was illegal)
Why did the south secede after Lincoln was elected?
The south believed that President Lincoln was an abolitionist. They were afraid that Lincoln would outlaw slavery and seceded in anticipation of slavery being outlawed.
What happened in the south as a direct result of Abraham Lincoln's election as president of the US?
The south seceded from the Union.
What did Lincoln house divided speech mean?
What did the south do with all federal instillations after it seceded
What was South Carolina's response to Abraham Lincoln being president?
South Carolina was so debistated that they seceded from the Union.
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.
When did the states of the Upper South like Virginia and Tennessee secede?
The states of the upper South, such as Virginia and Tennessee seceded from the United States in 1861.
