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Describe the arguments used to justify and oppose secession?
The arguments used to justify and oppose secession
How did NOrtherners and Southerners view the secession of the Southerner states?
The Northerners believed that it was unconstitutional and the Southerners believed that it was better for there way of life
What theory did southerns use to justifty secession?
The theory used by southerners to justify the secession of the southern states is that the states voluntarily entered into a union with each other, and should be able therefore to voluntarily withdraw from that union should they so desire, particularly since nothing in the US constitution states that the union is irrevocable.
What was not used by southerners to justify their pro- slavery ideology?
Declaration of Independence
How did the confederacy justify its secession?
the united states had been formed by a voluntary joining of states
Did most southerners believe secession was illegal?
no most of the southerners did not believe secession was illegal
What argument did some southerners use to justify secession?
They said the USA was formed as a voluntary group of states, and any one of them could quit when they wanted.
Describe the arguments used to justify and oppose secession?
The arguments used to justify and oppose secession
What southerners called for to protect their right to own slaves?
Southerners called for states' rights and the preservation of the institution of slavery to protect their right to own slaves. They argued that the federal government should not interfere with the laws of individual states regarding slavery.
Southerners justified secession with the theory of ...?
state's rights
What southerners call for to protect their right to own enslaved people?
Southerners called for secession from the union......................................................................
What did southerners call for to protect their right to own enslaved people?
Southerners called for secession from the union......................................................................
What did southerners call for to protect their right to own enslave people?
Southerners called for secession from the union......................................................................
What did the south use to justify their secession?
State's rights
How did Northerners and Southerners secession of the southern states?
The Northerners believed that it was unconstitutional and the Southerners believed that it was better for there way of life
How did the southerners view the secession of the southern states?
The Northerners believed that it was unconstitutional and the Southerners believed that it was better for there way of life
What southerners called for to protect their right to own enslaved people?
secession
