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What was a significant factor that contributed to the Southern states' decision to secede after the 1860 presidential election?.
- A.The election of Abraham Lincoln, who was seen as a threat to slavery
- B.The economic downturn in the South
- C.The influence of abolitionist movements in the North
- D.The failure of the Compromise of 1850
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