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The technical word for leaving a political organization is "secession", and the verb is seceded. Following Abraham Lincoln's election, "fire eaters" in various states declared their states out of the Union by secessionist conventions and sometimes by direct votes of the people in each state. Before Lincoln's inauguration in March, 1861, seven states had been declared seceded: South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas. After Fort Sumter was attacked and Lincoln called for volunteers to put down the rebellion, Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina and Tennessee were declared seceded. The Lincoln administration never admitted that it was constitutionally possible for a state to secede. When states with rebellion were listed in the Emancipation Proclamation, Tennessee was not included because over half its voters had re-elected members to the US Congress.
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What was Abraham lincons reputation during presidency?
Abraham Lincolns reputation was an honest man though the south succeeded from the union because of his election to form the Confederate states of America
What was Abraham lincolns occupation during the civil war?
President of the United States of America.
What was lincolns pre-civil war activity?
He was a united states senator during the presidency of James Polk, he also participated in the lincoln-douglas debates.
What was the conflict in Abraham lincolns life?
Slavery and the secession of the Southern States
What was one of Abraham lincolns great achievements?
attempting to hold the nation together during the time when the southern states were looking to succeed from the Union.
What were some of Abraham Lincolns Accomplishments?
Abraham Lincoln is best known for the crucial role he played in the abolition of slavery in the United States. He also managed to keep the country unified during the Civil War.
How many states did America receive while Lincoln was president?
Two states, West Virginia and Nevada, were admitted to the Union during the Presidency of Abraham Lincoln.
When the civil war began what was Abraham Lincolns main goal?
Abraham Lincolns main goal at first was to keep the states together. But later slavery was included but no by choice. It just mixed in and was part of it till the end
How the the south react to Lincolns election to the presidency?
One by one, the seceded from the union and formed the Confederate States on America.
How did Abraham Lincoln's presidency begin?
The presidency of Abraham Lincoln was in crisis almost immediately. Several states in the South seceded from the Union shortly after he was elected and inaugurated.
How many states were there when Lincoln began his first term of presidency?
At the time Abraham Lincoln took office as U. S. President in 1861, the United States consisted of 34 states. That grew to 36 during Lincoln's presidency with the addition of West Virginia and Nevada.
Which situation was the most immediate results of Abraham Lincoln's election to the presidency in 1860?
The most immediate result of Abraham Lincoln's election to the presidency in 1860 was that many Southern states seceded from the Union. Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States.
