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Why did Texas and other southern states decide to secede from the union in 1861?

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The person above's answer is right!!; I got 100 on my test

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Answer:

states' rights, slavery, unfavourable political situation (Abraham Lincoln elected)

Step-by-step explanation:

all of these reasons were why the South saw themselves alienated from the North

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