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Abolitionists sought the end of slavery in all states. This would cripple the southern economy as it relied on slave labor. The south fought the movement.
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The panic of 1857 was fueled by the invention of the telegraph. It was the first financial crisis to quickly spread throughout the country. -
The southern secession from the United States forced Lincoln to suspend the writ of Habeas corpus to prevent Maryland from seceding with the capitol.
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