How did South Carolina respond to the election of Abraham Lincoln as president in 1860

I called for state convention and demanded a recount

It reluctantly agreed to support the policies of the new president

It declared independence from the Union and the Confederacy.

It called a state convention and voted to secede from the Union

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Amiah Bailey

1 September, 19:49

How did South Carolina respond to the election of Abraham Lincoln as president in 1860

I called for state convention and demanded a recount

It reluctantly agreed to support the policies of the new president

It declared independence from the Union and the Confederacy.

It called a state convention and voted to secede from the Union

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Shamar Bauer · Answer 1

Answer: In general, southerners didn't like Lincoln long before the 1860 election. As a member of the Free Soil Party (before it later became the Republican Party) Lincoln argued against expanding slavery into any of the new territories ... That is why in 1860, Lincoln's name did not appear on the ballot in ten southern states.