Question

Question 1 of 3
Which of the following issues MOST immediately initiated the secession of Southern states?

A.
the longstanding refusal of the North to enforce the Fugitive Slave Act

B.
the passing of the Compromise of 1850

C.
the election of Abraham Lincoln as president

D.
the sending of supplies to Fort Sumter by the federal government

Answer 1

C. the election of Abraham Lincoln as president