What caused seven states to secede from the Union before any shots had been fired?

A) the Compromise of 1850
B) John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry
C) the election of President Lincoln
D) the Emancipation Proclamation
E) Lincoln’s plans to free the slaves


Answer: C

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