After Lincoln's Election,which Best Describes What Happened in the Upper

After Lincoln's election,which best describes what happened in the upper South?

A) States there immediately seceded.
B) These states were afraid to secede since they were so close to the Union forces.
C) States there did not think that Lincoln's election alone was a good enough reason to secede.
D) States there began taking steps to emancipate their slaves.
E) These states considered forming their own republic separate from the North and the Deep South.