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What action did seven southern states take in order to protect their way of life?
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The States seceded from the Union
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Why were blacks not granted civil rights?
In order to ensure that southern states could not simply change their constitution after they were re-admitted
What two requirements did Southern states have to fulfill in order to readmitted the union?
Promise to be good and stop using the N word
What are the southern states of America famous for?
Well I am from New Zealand and all I can think of is cotton farming, slavery, losing the American civil war, rednecks and being quite old fashioned in their beliefs and the social order.
What are the current states that are considered the southern region?
The term "southern states" generally refers to those states that ceceded from the Union, leading to the Civil War. The states that ceceded are (in the order of cessation):South CarolinaMississippiFloridaAlabamaGeorgiaLouisianaTexasVirginiaArkansasNorth CarolinaTennessee
What was the last state to abolish slavery in the United States?
Texas was the last of the Southern states to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation on June 19, 1865. However, Georgia's ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment on December 6, 1865 officially ended slavery throughout all the states, because only 3/4 of the states needed to ratify the amendment to make it legal. Other states continued to ratify the amendment as well, Mississippi being the last in 1995. Here's a list of states in order of their ratification: http://www.usconstitution.net/constamrat.html#Am13
What course of action did Southern states take in order to preserve their way of life?
The states seceded from the union.
What was the basis for the secession of the Southern states?
The Southern states seceded from the Union shortly after Abraham Lincoln was elected president. This is because they knew he would be in opposition to slavery and supported the idea that the nation's rights should outweigh state's rights. In order to protect their way of life and what (who) they considered their property, they seceded and formed the Confederate States of America (CSA).
What was added to the Constitution in order to protect citizens' rights from action of the national government?
Bill of rights!
What did the southern states have to order to do be allowed back in the union?
They surrendered and signed a contract.
What had to be practiced in order to get the southern states to sign the constitution?
Slavery. Initially Jefferson wrote a clause outlawing slavery but it was too unpopular and the Framers were worried it wouldn't be ratified by the southern states.
What were the new laws given to southern states by the Compromise of 1850?
The only new law was the Fugitive Slave Act. It was not 'given to the Southern states'. It was enforced in every state of the Union. But it was a gesture of appeasement to the Southern states, in order to keep them onside at a time when it was getting harder to create new slave-states.
What did the Radical Republicans state that the southern states had to do in order to be readmitted into the Union.?
Just an agreement to abolish slavery
What was the tax that people had to pay in order to vote in many southern states?
The tax on voting was called a poll tax.
What is the theory used in the United states that involves people giving their freedom to the government in order to protect life liberty and personal property?
Social Contract Theory is the theory used in the United states that involves people giving their freedom to the government in order to protect life, liberty, and personal property.
Is affirmative action currently illegal in the United States?
The Affirmative Action equal opportunity employment measures is legal in the United States. The law was created in 1961, and called Executive Order No.10925. The Johnson administration has recognized Affirmative Action since 1965
Why are unfunded mandates difficult for states to deal with?
States do not have the money to put them in action. They need to find another way to get the money in order to meet the requirements.
States can regulate private activities to protect or promote public order health or safety. What is this power called?
policy powers
