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What were some reasons for southern states to secede from the Union?
Why did President Lincoln oppose secession?

Answer 1

North and South divided. A country torn apart. We all know what followed the tumultuous break-up of the nation in 1860, but what did Abraham Lincoln, only just beginning his role as America's 16th president, have to say about the actions of the South and what the consequences could mean for the world?