Under Lincoln's leadership, the war was fought to preserve the Union. The most controversial right claimed by Southern states was the alleged right of Southerners to extend slavery into territories acquired by the United States. States' rights was the justification for nullification and later secession. The tariff was low after 1846, and the tariff issue faded into the background by 1860 when secession began. The question of how important the tariff was in causing the war stems from the Nullification Crisis, which was South Carolina's attempt to nullify a tariff and lasted from 1828 to 1832. Historiographic issues about the American Civil War include the name of the war, the origins or causes of the war ( slavery or states' rights), and President Abraham Lincoln's views and goals regarding slavery. Historiography examines how the past has been viewed or interpreted. How the American Civil War has been seen after it ended
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