Why did Southern states secede after Abraham Lincoln was elected
president?
A. They worried that Lincoln would give state governments too much
power.
B. They believed Lincoln was a threat to the institution of slavery in
the South
C. They objected to Lincoln's support for the principle of popular
sovereignty.
O D. They claimed that Lincoln had led slave revolts in Southern states.

The Southern states secede after Abraham Lincoln was elected president because they claimed that Lincoln had led slave revolts in Southern states.

Who was Abraham Lincoln?

Abraham Lincoln was well known for affording the ending slavery, Gettysburg Address, and being one of cardinal presidents denigrated.

Abraham's father remarried, and the standard of living improved as the frontier grew more inhabited. Soon after, Lincoln broke free and relocated to New Salem.

After Abraham Lincoln was elected 16th President of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865, the Southern states seceded, claiming that Lincoln had led slave revolts in the South.

Therefore, option D is correct.

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