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In December 1860, South Carolina seceded, and was the first state to secede. In January 1861, Mississippi , Florida , Alabama , Georgia , and Louisiana seceded. On February 4, 1861 representatives met in Montgomery , Alabama and established the Confederate States of America . The President elected was Jefferson Davis (of Mississippi ) and Vice President elected was Alexander H. Stephens (of Georgia ). On March 2, 1861, Texas seceded.
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What were the pro slavery anti secession states generally known as?
what were the pro slavery anti secession statesgenerally known as border states
What civil war word starts with s?
slavery, secession,
What was the immediate cause of the secession of southern states before the civil war?
Well slavery was a big part of the southern secession.
Was Liberia the first opposition to slavery?
No See related question below.
What was the conflict in Abraham lincolns life?
Slavery and the secession of the Southern States
What is so significant about the Civil War?
The Civil War decided the question of states' rights. It decided the question of secession. It eliminated slavery once and for all time in the US, and it stimulated the second and larger Western Movement.
What argument did southern states base secession on?
Slavery and the election of Abraham Lincoln
Did the compromises congress made effectively address slavery and sectionalism?
The Compromise of 1850 did not offer a permanent solution to the slavery question because the "Fugitive Slave Law" that was part of it was not enforced by Northern states, leading Southern political leaders faced with no choice but to secede. With this secession came the inevitable Civil War that would answer the question of slavery once and for all.
Did the compromises that congress made effectively address slavery and sectionalism?
The Compromise of 1850 did not offer a permanent solution to the slavery question because the "Fugitive Slave Law" that was part of it was not enforced by Northern states, leading Southern political leaders faced with no choice but to secede. With this secession came the inevitable Civil War that would answer the question of slavery once and for all.
How did slavery led to secession?
Slavery split up the country, and with the North's striving to abolish slavery, many southern states began seceeding, beginning with South Carolina.
What are three s's of the Civil War?
Slavery State's Rights Secession
Which idea do Lincoln and lee shared?
That slavery was a bad thing, and secession was a bad thing.
