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Many felt like this was a cause of secession because they thought a women from the north shouldn't write a book on the life of a slave because it is "false" information and it puts a label and makes all the slave owners alike.

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Secession was a main cause of the civil war. The United States wanted preserve the union and the Confederate States didn't want anything to do with the union. Even though only 2% of the population owned slaves, everyone thought it was offensive that the union was trying to interrupt their way of life and they would fight until death to protect their homes.

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Seven states had seceded by the time the battle at Fort Sumter had come around. The south felt as if their cause wasn't being heard. They had lived like this for almost 100 years and it was their way of life and income. They felt like their lifestyle and families were being attacked and they wanted to protect it. After the battle four more states had seceded including Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee.

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South Carolina was the first to secede, after the election of Lincoln. They had considered it before and the election was the last straw. They felt he was a threat to ending slavery because he was a republican, and wanted to put restrictions on slavery.

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https://www.visitthecapitol.gov/sites/default/files/Education/lesson-plan/PrimarySources_Round3/13-059_10_Secession_CivilWar_PS_v3.pdf

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http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/primarysources/

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The South leaves the Union after Lincoln is elected.