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The title “United States of America” to many has come to mean a nation proud and strong, joined together under all circumstances. In the year 1860 that all changed. With the election under way, the nation began to divide over four candidates, one of whom was Abraham Lincoln. When the results were announced the nation would never be the same. Lincoln received about 40% of the popular vote and had failed to carry any of the southern …

…in all other American wars combined. Due to overwhelming evidence and Constitutional support, it can be concluded that the south should not have seceded from the Union. Although, if for a second, you disregard all the evidence presented to you and just think about how tragic the war was in terms of human costs, and what caused it – the South’s secession – you will understand why the south should not have seceded from the Union.