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California stayed with the Union side; though there were some Californians who wanted to join the Confederacy instead. There were also significant numbers of people who wanted California to become an independent country.
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Name given to states between the north and the south that choose whether to secede or stay with the union?
border states
How was West Virginia formed?
When Virginia seceded from the Union during the Civil War on 17 Aprol 1861, several counties in the northwestern part of the state decided to secede from the state and remain part of the United States. Lincoln declared West Virginia a state in violation of the US Constitution.
How many slave states remained in the union during civil war?
The five Border States, though officially slave states, remained part of the Union. Each state handled the division in different ways. Delaware State house rejected secession overwhelmingly. While some held sympathy for the Confederacy, they were far away and really didn't identify with the southern states. While there was support for secession in Maryland, particularly Baltimore and some other areas, secession was rejected. Maryland provided troops for both the Union and the Confederacy. While Kentucky did not vote to secede, they passed a bill of neutrality, and asked both sides to stay out. When Confederate troops led by General Polk violated that neutrality, Kentucky decided to support General Ulysses S. Grant and ordered the confederates expelled. Missouri voted not to secede, but issued a formal statement of opposition to the Union's coercion of the southern states. West Virginia, then part of the state of Virginia considered secession treason and succeeded in splitting from the state when it chose to secede.
What day did the 11 U.S states secede?
They did not all go out on the same day. The first was South Carolina, on December 20, 1860. By February, 1861, six more states from the deep south had also seceded. The other four of the upper south did not go out until after the firing on Fort Sumter. The day after Sumter surrendered Lincoln called on those states of the upper south to help fight the states of the lower south, so they had to chose whether to stay in the union and fight their neighbors, or go out and join with them. The last was North Carolina, on May 18, after Virginia and Tennessee had also done so, leaving them "surrounded" by states of the Confederacy.
What was the Attack of Fort Sumter?
The South seceded from the Union. In their view, this made Fort Sumter part of their territory, being held by Union forces. They demanded that the Union soldiers surrender the fort. Lincoln had to either order the men holding the fort off... or he had to send a re-supply ship to provide the men at the Fort with the means to stay. He ordered the Fort to be re-supplied. This was taking to position that the Union was still the owner of the territory. South Carolina took this to be a provocation because it denied their rights to their own territory. If they were no longer part of the Union, then the Union could not have forces on their land. They began shelling to make this point.
Name given to the states between the north and the south that had to choose whether to secede or stay with the union?
36 degrees 30 degrees
What wad the name given to states between North and South that had to choose whether to secede or stay with the Union?
Those were known as the Border States.
Name given to states between the north and the south that choose whether to secede or stay with the union?
border states
Would Virgina have been union or confederate?
Confederate. It was not one of the first states to secede, and many prominent Virginians like Robert E. Lee, hoped that it would stay in the Union.
Why did South Carolina secede from the union other than slavery?
States joined the Union on a voluntary basis.
Which southern state general lee was from?
Virginia. Before it seceded, Lee was hoping it would stay in the Union, and he could have accepted supreme command of the Union armies. But when it did secede, he reluctantly joined the Confederates. He had concluded that he was a Virginian first and an American second.
What are three cause of civil war?
The South wanted to secede from the union, but the North wanted to stay as one country. The North wanted to abolish slavery but the South wanted to keep slavery.
When was Nevada founded?
Nevada was officially 'called' a territory in 1861.Nevada entered the Union as a state in Oct. 31, 1864. It was the 36th state to enter the Union.
How many years did Abraham Lincoln stay in office for?
From 1861-1865
Why did North Carolina not rush to secede?
North Carolina did not rush to secede because they were going to stay neutral. They finally seceded when Abraham Lincoln called for troops from NC to join the army to recapture Sumter.
What was Lincoln's initial stance when the south began to secede?
Lincoln's initial stance when the South began to secede was to not fire on Fort Sumter. He was trying to stay out of it and allow the upper south to convince the lower south to not secede.
Who believed the union needed to be held together?
The confederate states seceded from the USA because Abraham lincoln was elected president. Abe thought that the union and confederacy should stay as one country. South Carolina was the first to secede from the united stated then later did ten other states. The confederacy broke out war in Fort sumter, SC and that began the civil war.
