Why did south carolina secede from the Union

Secession Convention

Members of this convention voted for sc to secede from the United States

Ruin their economy because it relied on slavery

SC believed the election of Lincoln would ______________

Confederate States of America or Confederacy

Southern states seceded and formed a new country called _____________.

States rights

The idea that each state had the right to choose whether or not to obey national laws

Confederacy

The nation formed from southern states that seceded

States rights

The right of each state to make its own decision

South Carolina

This state thought that they COULD go against national laws

South Carolina

This state was the first to secede from the union

Secede

To break away

No, he did not want to end slavery

Was Abraham Lincoln a abolitionist?

States Rights and Secession

Why did SC secede from the Union?

Abraham Lincoln

________ suggested ending slavery before it spread to the western territories

Jefferson Davis

____________ was elected president of the Confederacy