How do you think the South felt after Lincoln won the election?

The election of Lincoln led to the secession of seven states in the South before the inauguration and the outright secession of four more, once the Civil War began with the Battle of Fort Sumter. The election was the first of six consecutive victories for the Republican Party.

these the citzens and goverment come to terms some of the amendments gave the states more power then the goverment and some protocted americans rights