A friend of mine insists that the North was going to succeed from the Union some time before Lincoln was elected, is there any truth to this?

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relax_its_fine

do you mean the south?

Peadymarvin

During the War of 1812, New England(North east US) threatened to secede from the country but I'm not quite sure if this is what your friend is referring to.