Question

Which timeline correctly organizes the events from the passage? After Abraham Lincoln was elected president of the United States in 1860, many Southern states decided to secede from the country. To secede means "to formally leave or withdraw from a political union." The Southern states fought in the American Civil War to stay separate from the United States. In the end, the Southern states lost the war and rejoined the United States.​

Answer 1

• After Abraham Lincoln was elected president of the United States in 1860, many Southern states decided to secede from the country. To secede means "to formally leave or withdraw from a political union." The Southern states fought in the American Civil War to stay separate from the United States.