Answer:
Because slavery was what they're economy depended on.
Explanation:
During Lincoln's campaigns (and in the beginning of his presidency), Lincoln believed that slavery was unacceptable(it also went against his morals) and that it shouldn't expand. Many people and officials in the South took this as a threat and believed that he would turn against them and abolish slavery. If this happened the south's economy would go down.
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