Southern states seceded after Abraham Lincoln was elected president because Lincoln: A. Declared that all slaves must be immediatly freed.
B. publicly supported john brown's raid on harper ferry.
C. refused to support the spread of slavery into new states.
D. promised that he would not use the military to stop secession

1. the fifteenth amendment guaranteed for all us citizens, regardless of "previous condition of servitude." freedom citizenship voting rights religious tolerance 2. which group was still not allowed to vote following passage of this amendment? women poor men rich men former slaves 3. the fifteenth amendment was the last of the amendments. carpetbagger lincoln reconstruction scalawag