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The arguments used to justify and oppose secession
The Northerners believed that it was unconstitutional and the Southerners believed that it was better for there way of life
The theory used by southerners to justify the secession of the southern states is that the states voluntarily entered into a union with each other, and should be able therefore to voluntarily withdraw from that union should they so desire, particularly since nothing in the US constitution states that the union is irrevocable.
Declaration of Independence
the united states had been formed by a voluntary joining of states