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SS8H6a

-Republicans opposed slavery, Lincoln was


a Repub.
-Lincoln won election w/o support of south
-sent signal to south that slavery would
soon end

Election of 1860

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-idea that if a state didnt like what was
going on, they could separate from the
Union
-in GA: some supported it, some opposed it
-after Lincoln elected many states
seceded

Secession

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SS8H6a
-GA politician, slave owner
-opposed secession, voice of reason
-became Vice President of CSA

Alexander Stephens

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