Question

Based on the South’s depiction of Lincoln, which event led directly to the secession of several Southern states from the Union?

a. publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin
b. violence in Kansas over the spread of slavery
c. election of Abraham Lincoln as president
d. raid by John Brown at Harpers Ferry

Answer 1

The answer is C: election of Lincoln as president

Because of how the south viewed him, many states seceded out of fear of Lincoln over powering the south.