The higher the proportion of slaves in a southern state,the greater the intensity of secessionist sentiment and likelihood that that state would be among the first to secede from the Union.

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This statement is true based on historical evidence. States with a higher proportion of slaves tended to have a stronger economic and political reliance on slavery, leading to greater resistance to any perceived threats to their institution of slavery, such as the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860. As a result, these states were more likely to secede from the Union and form the Confederacy.

The Higher the Proportion of Slaves in a Southern State,the