Which of the following was NOT one of the chief factors in the outbreak of the U.S. Civil War?
A. the traditional argument between a British or French alliance
B. states' rights as opposed to the federal government's authority
C. the imperatives of a budding industrial-capitalist system against those of an export-oriented plantation economy
D. the election of Abraham Lincoln
E. the issue of slavery
Answer: A
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