Question

The Election of 1860 led the South to secede because:

• A. Lincoln an anti-slavery expansionist, was elected with no support from slave states.
• B. Lincoln won mainly due to his promise to abolish slavery.
• C. They felt the Republican Party had cheated in key Northern states in order to win.
• D. Abraham Lincoln won the electoral vote despite finishing second in the popular vote
• E. The House of Representatives chose Lincoln in a strictly North vs South vote.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Lincoln an anti-slavery expansionist, was elected with no support from slave states.

Lincoln an anti-slavery expansionist, was elected with no support from slave states.