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| | Images of the South, Southern Art, American Art portraits of America, Classical Realism, Mississippi artist, Nicaragua, ... |
 | | The South has also been prominently involved in numerous issues faced by the United States as a whole, including the American Revolutionary War, War of 1812, slavery, the American Civil War, and Presidential politics (with the majority of the early and recent Presidents of the United States having come from the region). |
 | | However, by the middle of the 19th century sectional differences surrounding the issues of slavery, tariffs, and states' rights led to a sense of alienation from the North, and seven states decided on secession after the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860. |
 | | Biologically, the South is a vast, diverse region, having numerous climatic zones ranging from temperate, to sub-tropical, to tropical, to arid. |
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