Why did the Southern states oppose the election of Abraham Lincoln? A. Abraham Lincoln was not from the South.
B. Abraham Lincoln was a Republican candidate.
C. Abraham Lincoln wanted the North and South to be divided.
D. Abraham Lincoln opposed slavery.

D. Abraham Lincoln opposed slavery.

Explanation:

A former Whig, Lincoln ran on a political platform opposed to the expansion of slavery in the territories. His election served as the immediate impetus for the outbreak of the Civil War. After being sworn in as president, Lincoln refused to accept any resolution that would result in Southern secession from the Union

in "people in peace, not profit and war" chrisholm uses inductive reasoning for her argument against defense spending by stating that the new administration, like most americans, wanted to invest in social objectives, so they must not want to prioritize defense spending. mr. nixon said "we can delay no longer in launching new approaches to the problem that beset them", but chrisholm points out that the programs were delayed anyways.