Question

An immediate result of Lincoln's election in 1860 was that

Answer 1

An immediate result of Lincoln's election in 1860 was that South Carolina seceded (left) the Union.

Only one month after Lincoln won the presidency, South Carolina left the United States. Within three months, seven states would join South Carolina. All of these states were worried that Lincoln would try to abolish the institution of slavery in the Southern states. The succession of these states helps lead to the Civil War.