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QuizMultiple Choice

Southern Secession

Question 6 • (AG Q3) American History 8: 25-26 (AHostetler)

How did South Carolina respond after the election of Abraham Lincoln as president?

Answer
A
It demanded an immediate recount of popular and electoral votes.
B
It seceded and called on Southern states to do the same.
C
It called for the immediate impeachment of President Lincoln.
D
It demanded that the Supreme Court declare the election null and void.

Explanation

After Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election, South Carolina voted to secede from the United States in December 1860. It then urged other Southern states to follow its example. So the correct choice is “It seceded and called on Southern states to do the same.”

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