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James Buchanan was president when seven Souther states seceded. Four more seceded after Abraham Lincoln took office.
The States seceded from the Union
After the first seven states seceded, Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers, and this provoked four more states (including Virginia) into seceding.
The seven Southern states called themselves the Confederate States of America. The Confederate States of America existed from 1861 to 1865.
No states seceded from the Civil War. Seven states had seceded from the USA by the time of Fort Sumter, and four more seceded as a result of it. Later one new state, West Virginia, seceded from Virginia.
The Confederate States of America was formed in February 1861 by seven states which had seceded from the Union.
James Buchanan was president when seven Souther states seceded. Four more seceded after Abraham Lincoln took office.
The States seceded from the Union
The Southern US states that seceded from the Union, formed a government called the Confederate States of America. The CSA first consisted of seven Southern states at the time of the attack on Fort Sumter. Shortly afterwards, eleven states had seceded.
After the first seven states seceded, Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers, and this provoked four more states (including Virginia) into seceding.
Seven Southern Confederate states seceded from the Union in 1860. The other four Southern states did likewise in 1861. These states were in favor of slavery, and believed Abraham Lincoln would try to bring an end to slavery, which he eventually did.
The seven Southern states called themselves the Confederate States of America. The Confederate States of America existed from 1861 to 1865.
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During the Civil War era in American history, the secession of most of the Southern states occurred from December 1860 to February 1861, when seven states seceded from the Union. Four more states seceded after formal hostilities broke out in early April 1861.
No states seceded from the Civil War. Seven states had seceded from the USA by the time of Fort Sumter, and four more seceded as a result of it. Later one new state, West Virginia, seceded from Virginia.
Led by South Carolina, seven Southern states seceded from the union after Lincoln was elected and before he took office.
When Lincoln won election to his first term, but before taking office, South Carolina seceded from the Union on 20 December 1860. This was followed in 1861 by ten other southern states. These eleven seceded southern states then formed their own government, the Confederate States of America (CSA).