What was the reaction of the South when Abraham Lincoln was elected President?
A. They demanded New Mexico to be allowed to enter as a Slave state
B. They attacked Fort Sumter and started the Civil War
C. They created the Crittenden Compromise to force Lincoln out of office
D. Seven Southern states seceded from the Union before he took office

Question

What was the reaction of the South when Abraham Lincoln was elected President?
	A.	They demanded New Mexico to be allowed to enter as a Slave state
	B.	They attacked Fort Sumter and started the Civil War
	C.	They created the Crittenden Compromise to force Lincoln out of office
	D.	Seven Southern states seceded from the Union before he took office

anonymous · Answer

D
that is the reason they seceded