Question

Question

Why were southerners outraged about the outcome of the election of 1860?

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Responses

Southerners believed they should have a voice in national politics.
Southerners believed they should have a voice in national politics.

The election was so close, southerners demanded a runoff vote.
The election was so close, southerners demanded a runoff vote.

Lincoln had won without getting a single vote from southern states.
Lincoln had won without getting a single vote from southern states.

Southern states had opposed slavery in the new territories.

Answer 1

Southerners were outraged about the outcome of the election of 1860 primarily because Lincoln had won without getting a single vote from southern states. This outcome signaled to many in the South that they had become politically marginalized and that their interests, particularly regarding slavery, were not represented in the national government.