The southern states seceded from the Union and formed the Confederacy   A. because the majority of Southern whites were slavegolders.   B. to protest the Dred Scott decision.   C. because they supported Stephen Douglas in the 1860 election.   D. in order to preserve slavery.   E. because the Fugitive Slave Act violated popular sovereignty

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  1. The southern states seceded from the Union and formed the Confederacy
 

A.

because the majority of Southern whites were slavegolders.

 

B.

to protest the Dred Scott decision.

 

C.

because they supported Stephen Douglas in the 1860 election.

 

D.

in order to preserve slavery.

 

E.

because the Fugitive Slave Act violated popular sovereignty

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