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Answer:
Your answer would be B). the election of Abraham Lincoln as president
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The event that led directly to the secession of Southern states was the election of Abraham Lincoln as president.
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Definition:
Secession:
Secession is the separation from a group. This was typically known during the separation of the southern states from the Union.
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Step-by-step explanation:
The reason why answer choice "B). the election of Abraham Lincoln as president" would be the correct answer is because this event was the main reason that led to the separation of the southern states from the Union.
The southern states were supportive of slavery being present in the United States, due to the fact that the southern states allowed slavery and were pretty determined to keep it that way. The Union was the group in the United States that wanted to abolish slavery for good, but the southern states weren't happy about that. You could tell that the southern states wanted slavery to stay, but they were still under a President that supported slavery. But, when Abraham Lincoln was elected as the president of the United States, the southern states started to get worried, since his goal was to abolish slavery. The southern states did not want to be apart of a group that wants to abolish slavery, so they separated from the union. This separation led to what is now known as the Civil War, and the union one that war. This meant that the southern states had to abolish slavery.
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Why the other answer choices are incorrect:
The reason why answer choice "Army attack on Fort Sumter" is incorrect because:
This was an event that wasn't directly the reason for the separation of the Southern states. This war was caused by the election of Abraham Lincoln. This is the reason why this answer choice would be eliminated.
The reason why answer choice "the implementation of the Emancipation Proclamation" is incorrect because:
This was also an event that wasn't directly the reason for the separation of the Southern states. This happened during the civil war, not before it. This even happened after the Southern states decided to become separated from the Union as a whole. This is the reason why this answer choice would be eliminated.
The reason why answer choice "an effort by Republicans to repeal the Fugitive Slave Act" is incorrect because:
This was also an event that wasn't directly the reason for the separation of the Southern states. The southern states really didn't care about the Republicans trying to remove the law that allowed them to capture slaves, due to the fact that most of the government were Democrats. This is the reason why this answer choice would be eliminated.
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-Julie