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Which of the following best describes the formation of the Confederate States of America?
A. It immediately followed the 1860 election of President Lincoln and was led by South Carolina, which was the first state to secede.
B. It immediately followed the beginning of the Civil War and was led by Alabama, which was the first state to secede.
C. It immediately followed the 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act and was led by South Carolina, which was the first state to secede.
D. It immediately followed the Compromise of 1850 and was led by Alabama, which was the first state to secede.

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A. It immediately followed the 1860 election of President Lincoln and was led by South Carolina, which was the first state to secede.

Explanation: South Carolina seceded in December 1860 after Lincoln's election; several other Deep South states followed and formed the Confederate States of America in early 1861.