Many southern states such as South Carolina had threatened to, and did, secede from the Union even before Lincoln's presidency. With the northerner Lincoln as president and the north-dominated Congress, other states followed suit.
The southern states.
when Lincoln was elected president
Lincoln was in his house in springfield Illinois when he found out that he was elected president.
Abraham Lincoln was elected president on November 6, 1860, before the Civil War officially began. His election led to the secession of several Southern states, which viewed his policies as a threat to slavery. The Civil War started in April 1861, and Lincoln was re-elected for a second term on November 8, 1864, during the conflict.
Abraham Lincoln was elected as president of the Untied States in 1861. His inauguration was held on March 4, 1861.
Southern states threatened to secede from the Union if Abraham Lincoln was elected as president.
Abraham Lincoln
The southern states.
secede
The upper southern states seceded when Lincoln was elected president of the United States.
No. Lincoln was the newly-elected President that the Southern states were rebelling against.
when Lincoln was elected president
South Carolina
Abraham Lincoln
Seceded from the USA
Led by South Carolina, seven Southern states seceded from the union after Lincoln was elected and before he took office.
Abraham Lincoln was the president-elect when the Southern states began to secede. Some of them seceded after he was inaugurated as President.