Martial Law
The issues that led to the secession had been festering for a long time, but it was the election of Abraham Lincoln that precipitated the secession.
Slavery and the secession of the Southern States
As illegal and a violation of the US Constitution.
Slavery and the election of Abraham Lincoln
the election of Abraham Lincoln.
President Jefferson Davis.
the election of Abraham Lincoln as President.
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Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving an official holiday.
Abraham Lincoln
The 1860 election of President Abraham Lincoln