Question

which statement correctly completes the diagram? a lincoln passes the compromise of 1850 to reduce tensions. b georgia passes the georgia platform and nullifies the election. c seven states, including georgia, secede before lincoln takes office. d lincoln sends troops to attack south carolina as soon as he takes office. cause abraham lincoln is elected president. effect ???

Explanation:

Abraham Lincoln's 1860 election, as an anti-slavery expansion candidate, triggered immediate secession of Southern states (including Georgia) before his inauguration in 1861, as they feared threats to their slave-based economy. Option A is incorrect because the Compromise of 1850 predated Lincoln's election. Option B is incorrect; Georgia's Georgia Platform did not nullify the election, and nullification was not the response here. Option D is incorrect because Lincoln did not send troops to attack South Carolina immediately upon taking office; the Confederacy attacked Fort Sumter first.

Answer:

C. Seven states, including Georgia, secede before Lincoln takes office.