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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.
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What would the us do if the south seceded again?
The South could not secede again. There are too many laws and enforcements that would make it nearly impossible for the South to secede.
Did the south have the right to secede?
yes yes yes because i said so
Why did the south feel they had the right to secede?
They thought they should be able to have slaves is one reason.
What was one main argument that justified the South's right to secede from the Union?
national sovereignty overrides state right
What was the first state to vote to secede from the us?
In 1860 South Carolina seceded from the union
Which was the first state to secede from the US of America on the date December 201860?
South Carolina
What was the first state to secede from the US in the civil war?
South Carolina was the first Southern state to secede, on December 20, 1860. (see related question)
What month and year did the first southern state secede from the US?
December 1860. It was South Carolina.
Did the South have the right to secede from the Union?
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.
Who did not believe states had the right to secede but did nothing to prevent doing so?
The North during the Civil War area did not think the South should secede however did nothing to prevent it.
What was the name of the 1st state to secede?
South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union.
Which states was the first state to secede from the US?
South Carolina
