The Mississippi. The Tennessee. The Cumberland.
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The Northern slave-states of Kentucky and Missouri.
It wanted other states to join it in seceding, and forming the Confederacy.
It wanted other states to join it in seceding, and forming the Confederacy.
It wanted other states to join it in seceding, and forming the Confederacy.
They did not want to have slavery in the western parts of Virginia, so these western counties broke off to form another state so they could let Virginia join the confederacy and they join the Union
The Tuscarora nation sought to join the Iroquois Confederacy in the early 18th century primarily for protection against European colonization and encroachment on their lands. They recognized the strength and political influence of the Iroquois Confederacy, which could provide military support and enhance their own security. Additionally, joining the Confederacy offered opportunities for trade and alliances that could benefit the Tuscarora economically and socially. Ultimately, this alliance was a strategic move to preserve their autonomy and safeguard their way of life.
Lincoln did not want Maryland to join the Confederacy because its secession would have severed crucial transportation and communication lines between the North and the capital, Washington, D.C. Maryland's geographic location made it strategically important, as its loss could have isolated the Union. Additionally, Lincoln aimed to preserve the Union and believed that maintaining control over Maryland was essential to preventing further Southern expansion and bolstering the Union's military position.
The Confederacy wanted to win and were sort of forced to fight by the North.
yes i want to join moto gp
It was after the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter. The Confederates claimed that they were just defending their territory, and didn't want a war. Lincoln did not recognise the Confederacy as a sovereign nation. That is why he couldn't declare war on them. Instead, he did the next best thing - appealing for volunteer troops to put down a rebellion of some of his own states. The slave-states of the middle-South (Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia) had not been enthusiastic about secession, and had not voted to secede. But after the first shots had been fired, it was easy for certain orators to swing the public behind them, and those states duly added their weight to the Confederacy, making eleven in all.