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They justiifed it by pointing out that the USA had seceded from the British Empire, and that the Constitution upheld States Rights.
The legal argument was, in fact, very complex. The Confederate President, Jefferson Davis, wrote two books of memoirs that consisted of nothing but dry legalities - quite unreadable, and a missed opportunity to inspire younger readers with the legend of the Lost Cause.
The South was, of course, claiming States Rights to practise slavery, when a small but respected minority in Congress were preaching Abolitionism. So really, the justification was more moral than legal.
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∙ 13y agoNo. Because we are the united states if the south secedes we would not be united.
Abraham Lincoln said "a house divided against itself cannot stand" he ment that if the north permits the south to secede both nations would fail
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Then we wouldn't be united?? we went to war for that?!? don't delete my answer if your going to talk through your........ear. my deleted message is below.
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When states first started joining the union they were scared of cornering themselves into a bad Dictatorship, in return they were promised the ability to leave the USA whenever they found it necessary, old honest abe, after taxing the cotton industry to death, was scared that the south leaving would cripple the economy, so he used the excuse of slavery, freed HALF the slaves in the BOONDOCKS of the union, he then blockaded a southern harbor, and waited for the outraged southerners to rebel.
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∙ 16y agoAny state or group of states was and still are justified in doing just that. In 1856 Maine and several other New England states nearly seceeded from the union. Nothing in the constitution prevented that.
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∙ 12y agoThere are many arguments for and against secession but in 1869 the Supreme Court of the United States said it was legal to secede from the Union if after you seceded you became and maintained your separate independence. This was the Supreme Court saying everyone was right. The Confederacy could secede but the Union could legally force them back into the Union by force and the Confederacy had to do whatever it had to do to maintain the secession. What the war proved was that the Union army could go wherever it wanted and do whatever it wanted to and could legally force the Cofederacy back into the Union.
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∙ 8y agoThey thought they did (state's rights) but the north thought they didn't (federal union).
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Which states did not secede from the union?
The states that DID NOT secede from the Union was Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri. These four states did not secede from the Union because They were Border states, meaning they were between the Union and the Confederacy.
Did the northern or southern states secede from the union?
The Southern states formed The Confederate States of America and wanted to be a separate country. The Civil War prevented that.
How many states seceded from the union in 1860?
Florida and South Carolina were the only Southern states to secede in 1860. The other 9 seceded in 1861.
When did south carolina become the first state to secede from the union?
December 1860, as soon as it heard the result of Lincoln's election as President. Incidentally, it did not just attempt to secede. It did secede, followed by ten more Southern states.
Why did South Carolina secede from the union other than slavery?
States joined the Union on a voluntary basis.
Why did the Southern Land Speculators want to secede from the union?
Which event caused the Southern States to secede from the Union
Why did the southern states believe states believe they had the right to secede from the union?
They believed that their rights, society and economy was endangered by Lincoln's election. They saw the only way to preserve themselves was to secede.
What political development cause the Southern states to secede from the Union?
nothing
Why did the federalists threaten to secede?
Southern states threatened to secede from the Union if Abraham Lincoln was elected as president.
Why did the southern states believe they had the right to secede from the union from the?
They believed that their rights, society and economy was endangered by Lincoln's election. They saw the only way to preserve themselves was to secede.
Why dud the southern states believe they had the right to secede from the union apex?
The nation was formed by an agreement that new states had not met.;) NJR11 @Nelsonrnjr11-insta
What year did the southern states began to secede from the union?
December 20, 1860
Why did the state secede from the union?
states rights and threat of invasion by federal gov't to southern states.
Can Montana secede from the union?
Montana can vote to secede from the Union. However, similar to the Southern States attempts to secede during the Civil War, the Federal government would not allow it to occur.
Did the south have the right to secede from the US?
The southern states certainly believed they had the right to secede, but most of the northern states disagreed. The question was answered by a sort of trial-by-combat called the American civil War.Because the Confederacy lost the war and the Union was preserved, it turned out that no state had the right to secede without Congressional approval.
Copperhead during the civil war?
"Copperhead" was a term given to Northern people who sympathized with the south and the southern states' right to secede from the Union.
What did the Union establish during the Civil War?
The Union established that states do not have the right to secede from the Union.
