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Why did Southern states secede?
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They believed they could be more economically prosperous without the North.
They believed they could be more economically prosperous without the North.
They believed the Union no longer represented their interests.
They believed the Union no longer represented their interests.
The Supreme Court decided they were legally able to do so.
The Supreme Court decided they were legally able to do so.
They wanted to re-align themselves with England.
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They believed the Union no longer represented their interests.
(Southern leaders felt the federal government—especially after Lincoln’s election—threatened slavery and their political/economic power, so they invoked states’ rights to justify secession.)
(Southern leaders felt the federal government—especially after Lincoln’s election—threatened slavery and their political/economic power, so they invoked states’ rights to justify secession.)
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