Which event would come first in the correct sequence?
a.) jan. 1861: four more states secede.
b.) april 1861: the confederacy fires on fort sumter and another state secedes.
c.) nov. 1860: abraham lincoln is elected president.
d.) dec. 1860: south carolina secedes.

The correct answer is C) November of 1860: Abraham Lincoln is elected president.

The election of Abraham Lincoln is eventually going to lead to all of the other events mentioned in the answer choices. A few short weeks after Lincoln becomes president, South Carolina leaves the Union. After that, four more states will follow suit. Eventually, there will be a military conflict between the United States and the newly formed Confederate States of America at Fort Sumter in South Carolina. This results in the beginning of the American Civil War.

the real answer is b