Question

Southern states began seceding from the Union shortly after which event?
A.
The Battle of Gettysburg was fought in Pennsylvania.
B.
Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
C.
Abraham Lincoln was elected president of the United States.
D.
The Battle of Fort Sumter was fought in South Carolina.

Answer 1

C. Abraham Lincoln was elected president of the United States.

Southern states began seceding after Lincoln's November 1860 election, starting with South Carolina in December 1860.