The President received no electoral votes from Southern states in the election
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.
The election of 1860, in which Abraham Lincoln was elected as the 16th President of the United States, led to the secession of several southern states. Lincoln's anti-slavery platform and the Republican Party's stance against the expansion of slavery were seen as threats by southern states. Following his election, South Carolina was the first to secede in December 1860, followed by several other southern states, ultimately contributing to the onset of the Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln - the first Republican president
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The election of Lincoln as President
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 received no electoral votes from Southern states in the election
The president recieved no electrocal vote from Southern states in the election
Abraham Lincoln
The president received no electoral votes from southern states before the election
DecemberDecember 20, 1860 (following the election of Abraham Lincoln to the Presidency).
South Carolina voted to secede from the Union.
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.