Which was a direct result of president lincoln winning the election of 1860? a. south carolina seceded from the union. eliminate b. confederate forces attacked ft. sumter. c. union forces attacked richmond, virginia. d. the supreme court declared that stephen douglas should be president?

The direct result of the Lincoln election was A. South Carolina seceded from the Union.
The southern states rejects lincoln because  he was the prominent anti-slavery supporters. If slavery is ended, southern states will suffer an economic blow because most of their labors was operated using slave labor. Because of this, they started to secede from the union.