Because he ran for President on a platform denouncing disunion and calling for an end to slavery in the territories.
November 6, 1860.
Slavery and the election of Abraham Lincoln
It triggered the secession of several southern states, starting with South Carolina.
Abraham Lincon because it undercut the gains made by the 1860 election
Stephen Douglas, a prominent Democratic senator and presidential candidate in the 1860 election, viewed southern secession as a detrimental action that threatened the Union. He believed in the principle of popular sovereignty, advocating for the idea that territories should decide for themselves on issues like slavery, rather than resorting to secession. Douglas feared that secession would lead to civil war and undermine the democratic process. Ultimately, he sought to preserve the Union while promoting compromise between North and South.
Four days after Lincoln's election, South Carolina called for a special convention to consider secession.
Slavery and the secession of the Southern States
because it did.
November 6, 1860.
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.
The election of Lincoln as president.
Slavery and the election of Abraham Lincoln
the election of Abraham Lincoln.
As soon as the result was in, South Carolina seceded from the United States.
the election of Abraham Lincoln as President.
Begin the process of secession
Lincoln's election as president