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According to most Constitutional scholars, states in the United States cannot secede after they receive statehood. In 1861, there was a clear dispute about this. In the Confederacy, they wrote their constitution based mostly on the US Constitution. Their constitution clearly states that secession is illegal.
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What was one main argument that justified the South's right to secede from the Union?
national sovereignty overrides state right
What date did South Carolina voted to secede from the union?
South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union on December 20, 1860
Who were the first confederate states to secede from the union?
South Carolina was the first to secede.
What was the aims of the south?
1860 ? secede from union
Which state was the first of eleven states to secede from the union?
South Carolina was the first to secede.
South Carolina was the first state to what from the Union?
Secede
What was the primary aim of the south?
1860 ? secede from union
What was the first state of the union to secede?
South Carolina.
Why did the south threaten to secede from the union?
South Carolina thought the tarrif (taxes) were too high, so they threatened to secede
What month and year did the first southern state secede?
The first state to secede from the Union was South Carolina, and it did so on December 20, 1860.
What number state did sc secede from the union?
Number One. South Carolina was the first state to secede.
Why did the lower south secede from Union?
i dont know haha
