Question 4. Cause For Succesion

Question 1

Lincoln was against slavery

Answer 1

Slavery was how farmers made profits from their farms. Without them their lifestyle was ruined. South Carolina was the first to secede.

Question 2

State rights would be violated

Answer 2

They thought Lincoln would break laws to change state laws. While doing that their economy crashed after the republicans abolished slavery

Question 3

Missouri compromise

Answer 3

This made it si slavery would be protected beyond that line. They didn’t like this because congress was now making state laws concerning slavery