Question

Which event led directly to South Carolina's secession from the United States? A) the firing upon Ft. Sumter in Charleston B) the cession of North Carolina from the Union Eliminate C) the victory of Abraham Lincoln in the Election of 1860 D) the Confederate victory at the First Battle of Bull Run

Answer 1

The correct answer is C) the victory of Abraham Lincoln in the Election of 1860

Following Lincoln's win, a month later, they declared that they were seceding from the Union because the election of Abraham Lincoln is a clear sign of hostility of non-slave states towards the slave states and they would not take it any more, or at least that's how they described it.