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What caused the south to secede from the union?
The election of Lincoln as President.
The election of Lincoln caused southern states to?
The election of Lincoln caused the southern states to hold their own independent election. This was done in opposition of Abraham Lincoln being the president of the United States.
What caused the first southern state to secede?
The election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States in Nov. 1860.
Was Lincoln the president when he started the civil war?
Lincoln was president when the Civil War started and towards the end before he was assassinated, but it's not entirely accurate to say that Lincoln "started" the war. It was caused fundamentally by civil unrest between the north and south of the U.S. The secessionists fired the first shots, at Fort Sumter.
Historians are in near unanimous agreement that there were a combination of several factors which contributed to the outbreak of the civil war what do you see as the single most important cause?
I believe that the one major factor that caused the Civil War was the election of our 16th president, Abraham Lincoln. Southerners believed that they would be under represented in Congress if Lincoln was their president, so they seceded.
What caused the south to secede from the union?
The election of Lincoln as President.
What caused southern Carolina to secede from the union?
The election of Lincoln as President
The election of Lincoln caused southern states to?
The election of Lincoln caused the southern states to hold their own independent election. This was done in opposition of Abraham Lincoln being the president of the United States.
Whose cautiousness caused a sense of strife with President Lincoln?
George McClellan
When president Lincoln called for troops this caused Virginia to?
This caused Virginia to become a confederate state and fight with the south in the Civil war.
Who was the us president elected in 1860 that caused the southern states to secede from the us?
Abraham Lincoln
What caused the first southern state to secede?
The election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States in Nov. 1860.
What was the event that caused Virginia to secede in the Civil War?
Virginia seceded almost immediately after Lincoln's call for troops.
What event that finally caused South Carolina to secede from the Union was?
Abraham Lincoln the south seceded from the union because he was elected president.
Was Lincoln the president when he started the civil war?
Lincoln was president when the Civil War started and towards the end before he was assassinated, but it's not entirely accurate to say that Lincoln "started" the war. It was caused fundamentally by civil unrest between the north and south of the U.S. The secessionists fired the first shots, at Fort Sumter.
What major development caused Union General George McClellan to believe that President Lincoln was hampering the Peninsula campaign of 1862?
As the Union's Peninsula campaign was in its early stages, General McClellan was certain that President Lincoln was hampering McClellan's war operations. Lincoln had stepped in and retained the corps under General McDowell to defend Washington DC. Lincoln believed this was a necessity.
Which US president's election to office in 1860 caused seven Southern states to secede and eventually cause the American Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
