When Abraham Lincoln was elected president，the southern states broke away and formed a new nation called _______.
A、the Southern States of America
B、the Federalist States of America
C、the Confederate States of America
D、the Anti-conference States of America
【正确答案】：C
【题目解析】：【考点点击】本题主要考查美利坚联盟国的成立。
【要点透析】美国内战时期，林肯当选为美国总统之后，南部诸州脱离联邦成立一个新国家——美利坚联盟国。P201
