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Which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Abraham Lincoln was not on the ballot in the South for the presidential election of 1860.
b. All of the states that immediately seceded from the Union after Lincoln's election were economically
dependent on slavery and agriculture,
C. The Confederate States of America was formed in Austin, Texas, at the Secession Convention
d. The vote at the Texas Secession Convention was 166 to 8 in favor of secession.
Please select the best answer from the choices provided

When Abraham Lincoln was elected President, South Carolina announced his withdrawal from the Union on December 20, 1860. Lincoln rejected the principle of slavery, but was ready to maintain it before and at the beginning of the Civil War, in order to prevent the secession of additional states. In general, he could only have done away with slavery by amending the Constitution, which would have required a two-thirds majority in both chambers of Congress.

The secession of South Carolina was soon followed by the states of Mississippi (January 9, 1861), Florida (January 10, 1861), Alabama (January 11, 1861), Georgia (January 19, 1861), and Louisiana (January 26, 1861). On February 4, 1861, a Provisional Congress was formed in Montgomery from representatives of these states who united to form the Confederate States of America. The capital became Montgomery, which was replaced by Richmond after Virginia's accession.