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.
The President received no electoral votes from Southern states in the election
Lincoln vowed to outlaw slavery
The election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States in Nov. 1860.
They believed that their rights, society and economy was endangered by Lincoln's election. They saw the only way to preserve themselves was to secede.
Abraham Lincoln - the first Republican president
The election of Lincoln as President
secede
Georgia wanted to secede from the Union because they believed Abraham's Lincolns election, and republican party's were strongly and aggressively anti-slavery.
The President received no electoral votes from Southern states in the election
The President received no electoral votes from Southern states in the election
The president received no electoral votes from Southern states in the election.
The president recieved no electrocal vote from Southern states in the election
The President received no electoral votes from Southern states in the election
Abraham Lincoln
The president received no electoral votes from southern states before the election
They believed that their rights, society and economy was endangered by Lincoln's election. They saw the only way to preserve themselves was to secede.
Lincoln vowed to outlaw slavery