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After the Election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860, Why Did

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After the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860, why did the Southern states secede from the Union?


A) To preserve the institution of slavery
B) The Northern states attacked the Southern states.
C) Lincoln enforced extremely high taxes upon the Southern states.
D) They wanted to pledge allegiance back to British rule.

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