When Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election, the people of South Carolina
a. declared that they would secede if other southern states joined them.
b. were upset and angry because their political power in the Union was gone.
c. looked to Senator James Crittenden as the last hope for compromise.
d. rejoiced because they now had a clear excuse to secede.
e. demanded new constitutional amendments to guarantee slavery.
d
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