After the november election of lincoln in 1860, some southern states seceded from the union in december and january. others waited till may of 1861. the historical context which explains why states seceded later is the fact that citizens of these states:

The answer is:

still attached to the Union from habit and national traditions, and averse to change

Explanation:

The Civil War embittered over Lincoln's election and perceived northern threats to the slave system.

the berlin blockade was an international crisis that arose from an attempt by the soviet union, in 1948–49, to force the western allied powers (the united states, the united kingdom, and france) to abandon their post-world war ii jurisdictions in west berlin. in march 1948 the allied powers decided to unite their different occupation zones of germany into a single economic unit. in protest, the soviet representative withdrew from the allied control council. coincident with the introduction of a new deutsche mark in west berlin (as throughout west germany), which the soviets regarded as a violation of agreements with the allies, the soviet occupation forces in eastern germany began a blockade of all rail, road, and water communications between berlin and the west. on june 24 the soviets announced that the four-power administration of berlin had ceased and that the allies no longer had any rights there.

answer: hamilton

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