Question

What did Abraham Lincoln’s election in 1860 lead many Southerners to believe?(1 point)
Responses

He would protect slavery everywhere.
He would protect slavery everywhere.

He would abolish slavery, threatening their way of life.
He would abolish slavery, threatening their way of life.

He wanted the South to expand slavery westward.
He wanted the South to expand slavery westward.

He would immediately start a war with Georgia.
He would immediately start a war with Georgia.

Answer 1

He would abolish slavery, threatening their way of life.

Many Southerners feared Lincoln’s election (as a Republican who opposed the spread of slavery) meant the federal government would move to end slavery and undermine their society and economy, prompting secession.