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Why did many southerners oppose abraham lincoln in the 1860 presidential election?

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Answer: southern officials began to fear that Lincoln would repeal the bill and that the northern majority would threaten their way of life – and their economic interests. Southern states began to fear that Lincoln would emancipate slaves.

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