alleryStart learning →What triggered the first Southern secessions?
ALincoln's election victory
BThe Gettysburg speech
CThe Thirteenth Amendment
DThe final emancipation order
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Lincoln's election victory
Lincoln's 1860 election triggered secession because Southern leaders feared restrictions on slavery.
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