Southerners were unhappy with the outcome of the election of 1860 and wanted to secede from the Union. They felt this way because they expected the new government to . called for a secession convention and was the first to leave the Union. Ten more states followed suit and seceded from the Union to form the Confederate States of America.

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make the slaves work for free
abolish slavery in all states
spread slavery to all sates

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South Carolina
Alabama
Florida