because southerners thought Abraham Lincoln was going to remove slavery
The issues that led to the secession had been festering for a long time, but it was the election of Abraham Lincoln that precipitated the secession.
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Slavery and the election of Abraham Lincoln
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the election of Abraham Lincoln.
Abraham Lincoln faced the secession crisis that erupted into the Civil War.
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the election of Abraham Lincoln as President.
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The 1860 election of President Abraham Lincoln
President elect Abraham Lincoln viewed secession as being unconstitutional. He was hesitant, however, to use force to forbid states to actually secede. On the other hand, President Buchanan also saw secession as illegal but unlike Lincoln, did not believe the federal government had the constitutional authority to use force against states that did secede.