Why did the southern states threaten to secede if abraham lincoln won the election of 1860

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. and i live on, but in grief and self-contempt, left here without the light i loved so much, in a great tempest and with shrouds unkempt. no more love songs, then, i have done with such; my old skill now runs thin at each attempt, and tears are heard within the harp i touch. (lines 9-14) which of the lines, taken from the sestet shown above, is the volta?

Choose all that apply. what two things did the wealthy merchants of ancient egypt want?

Which of the following best describe deflation