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How did the election of 1860 help create the Confederacy, leading to the Civil War?

O Southem state leaders believed Abraham Lincoln would prevent southern states from passing tariffs.

O southern state leaders believed that Abraham Lincoln would prevent enslavers from taking enslaved people into
territories

O Southem state leaders knew Abraham Lincoln had promised to ban enslavement in the South

O Southern state leaders expected Abraham Lincoln to kick southern states out of the Union, so they chose to leave before
he could

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O southern state leaders believed that Abraham Lincoln would prevent enslavers from taking enslaved people into territories

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