Question

Which six states joined Texas in seceding from the Union after the election of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency? a. South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky b. South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana c. Missouri, Tennessee, Alabama, Florida, Ohio, Virginia d. Kansas, New Mexico, Arkansas, Louisiana, Arizona, South Carolina Please select the best answer from the choices provided A B C D

Answer 1

B. South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana

Step-by-step explanation:

The secession of South Carolina was followed by the secession of six more states—Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas–and the threat of secession by four more—Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina. These eleven states eventually formed the Confederate States of America. When Abraham Lincoln, a known opponent of slavery, was elected president, the South Carolina legislature perceived a threat. Calling a state convention, the delegates voted to remove the state of South Carolina from the union known as the United States of America.