History

Sanaa Sellers

5 April, 16:14

Why did the election of Lincoln lead many Southern states, including South Carolina, to secede?

Question 10 options:

With the election of Lincoln, the North finally controlled both houses of Congress.

Lincoln had run a campaign calling for the complete abolition of slavery.

Lincoln opposed the spread of slavery into territories where it did not already exist.

Southerners felt that as a northern democrat, Lincoln did not fully support slavery.