how did the south react to the election of Abraham Lincoln? The south believed they could renew a series of compromise, the south believed that the federal government was against against them, and their interests, or the south believes that they would be left to pursue the own ways of life
. Many in the South were outraged and fearful of Lincoln's election, as they believed he held anti-slavery views and would threaten their way of life, including their reliance on slavery. Southern states began to discuss the possibility of secession from the Union in response to Lincoln's election, ultimately leading to the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861.
