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Because most agricultural states like in the south were suffering from enormous taxation and they were losing their representation in the Senate. They knew that if Lincoln was elected they would suffer even more and so they decided they wanted their own government.

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Because most agricultural states like in the south were suffering from enormous taxation and they were losing their representation in the Senate. They knew that if Lincoln was elected they would suffer even more and so they decided they wanted their own government.

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Because most agricultural states like in the south were suffering from enormous taxation and they were losing their representation in the Senate. They knew that if Lincoln was elected they would suffer even more and so they decided they wanted their own government.

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Q: Why did southern states secede after lincoln's election in 1860?
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