Lincoln's election would spell an end to slavery, so the southern states refused to add him.
attack the southern way of life and further limit slavery
States in the South seceded from the Union (apex)
Southern states were worried about Abraham Lincoln's election as president in 1860 because they feared he would restrict the expansion of slavery into new territories and states. Lincoln's platform was seen as a direct threat to the institution of slavery, which was integral to the Southern economy and social order. His election intensified sectional tensions, leading many Southern leaders to believe that their way of life was under attack, ultimately contributing to the secession of several Southern states from the Union.
The Republicans were willing to allow slavery to exist in the southern states if its expansion was stopped
December 20, 1860
Florida and South Carolina were the only Southern states to secede in 1860. The other 9 seceded in 1861.
Abraham Lincoln
The first state to secede was South Carolina in December 1860. The last to leave the Union was North Carolina in May 1861.
The first southern state to secede from the Union was South Carolina, which did so on December 20, 1860.
December 1860, as soon as it heard the result of Lincoln's election as President. Incidentally, it did not just attempt to secede. It did secede, followed by ten more Southern states.
Abraham Lincoln - the first Republican president
The Southern States seceded from 1860-1865, during the course of the Civil War.
South Carolina seceded from Union December 20th, 1860
The Southern States did not secede until 1860 due to the work of Henry Clay, "The Great Compromiser". His efforts included things like the Compromise of 1850 and the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
South Carolina was the first to secede in 1860
The first state to secede was South Carolina in December 1860. The last to leave the Union was North Carolina in May 1861.