The South was outraged by Lincoln's election, and in response secessionists implemented plans to leave the Union before he took office in March 1861.
ðə sˈaʊθ wʌz ˈaʊtɹeɪdʒd baɪ lˈɪŋkənz ᵻlˈɛkʃən, ænd ɪn ɹᵻspˈɑːns sɛsˈɛʃənˌɪsts ˈɪmplɪməntᵻd plˈænz tə lˈiːv ðə jˈuːniən bᵻfˌoːɹ hiː tˈʊk ˈɑːfɪs ɪn mˈɑːɹtʃ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn.