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The event that finally caused South Carolina to secede from the Union was _____.

James Buchanan being elected president
Union troops seizing Fort Sumter from the South
Congress rejecting slavery
Abraham Lincoln being elected president

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User Bex
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The event that finally caused South Carolina to secede from the Union was "Abraham Lincoln being elected president," since they believed he was an enemy of slavery.
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