In reality, neither Abraham Lincoln nor South Carolina was responsible for the Civil War. The conflict had been brewing for decades and it finally reached a flashpoint at that time.
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.
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.
The Civil War started when South Carolina fired on Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861. South Carolina chose to seceed from the Union because they were afraid of what Abraham Lincoln would do about ending slavery.
They were unhappy, and eventually they followed South Carolina into secession.
The election of Abraham Lincoln in South Carolina was seen as a catalyst for the state's secession from the Union. Many South Carolinians viewed Lincoln's anti-slavery stance as a direct threat to their way of life and economic interests, particularly in relation to cotton production. His election in 1860 intensified existing tensions between the North and South, ultimately leading to South Carolina becoming the first state to secede from the Union in December of that year. This event set in motion the broader conflict of the Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln was not on the ballot in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.
The election of Abraham Lincoln as President.
South Carolina was so debistated that they seceded from the Union.
because abraham lincoln was edited the president
the election of Abraham Lincoln as President.
south carolina
South Carolina had a long record of not liking Federal interference in their affairs. They were also a strong slave minded state. When the antislavery Republican, Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election, South Carolina seceded from the US. This happened on December 20, 1860.
It triggered the secession of several southern states, starting with South Carolina.
DecemberDecember 20, 1860 (following the election of Abraham Lincoln to the Presidency).
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.
Abraham Lincoln
Led by South Carolina, seven Southern states seceded from the union after Lincoln was elected and before he took office.