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Which of the following was not a reason why southern states seceded?

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Stephen Douglas was re-elected to the U.S. Senate

Abraham Lincoln was elected as the 16th President of the United States

The belief that states' rights had been violated by the federal government

The North's inconsistent enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act

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Stephen Douglas was re-elected to the U.S. Senate

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