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The "so-called" United States seemed to be getting extremely divided as the country grew more organized. The south had apparently had enough during the early 1860's decided to secede from the Union and be known as their own country, the Confederate States of America. Although the U.S. had separated from Great Britain as one, the country had experienced many hardships concerning Economics, Politics, and the oh-so sensitive issue of slavery, dividing it into two entities that would soon be at war.
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∙ 12y agoA careful study of the Civil War will reveal that slavery was actually low on the totem pole.
Southerners had become disillusioned with expansive "progressive" government. Lincoln being elected to office only sealed the deal.
The government of South Carolina and it's denizen decided that they, being sovreign peoples no longer wish to be a part of it and exercised the right to abolish government.
From the Declaration of Independence, a document that was once used to determine the spirit of the constitution.
""That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness""
What must be understood is that "a destructive" government is a matter of persepctive and not definition of course "The United States" would never admit that it was destructive! And what you or I might see as "progressive" may be seen as destructive by other parties as was the case in 1861,
Other states followed suit.
Before we continue let us review some interesting points.
Keep in mind that Lincoln felt that constitution forbid the Federal Government from Abolishing Slavery!
He had planned to end slavery by stop its further expansion into US Territories and offering Compensated Emancipation (ie free your slave and the government will pay you)
The Confederate Constitution forbid the importation of slaves. (bet you didn't know that.)
Lincoln wrote a letter to Horace Greely in which he stated that he didn't feel that ANYTHING he did about the issue of slavery would result in the southern states rejoining the union...from Lincolns own pen.
"I would save the Union. I would save it the shortest way under the Constitution. The sooner the national authority can be restored; the nearer the Union will be "the Union as it was." If there be those who would not save the Union, unless they could at the same time save slavery, I do not agree with them. If there be those who would not save the Union unless they could at the same time destroy slavery, I do not agree with them. My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery."
Lincoln wanted nothing more than to restore "the national authority". That's it.
"The Emancipation Proclamation" isn't what they taught you in high school, Lincoln promised that ANY state any rebellion that would rejoin with one hundred days of the proclamation could keep their slaves! If not, then their slaves were free. He alos expmpted states currently under union control.
Keep in mind not a single state took this bargain, not a single one.
So there ya go. The Civil War wasn't about slavery, it was about southern folks that wanted to govern themselves. Abraham Lincoln is not the great hero he was portrayed as in high school, he was a totalitarian he used his command of the military to enforce the will of the federal government on a peopleswho had formed a new government, in hopes of "effecting their safety and happiness".
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∙ 7y agoSouth Carolina and the deep South were the first seven states to secede from the Union in 1860 to early 1861. These states contained a high population of slaves and slave owners believed their status was at risk in a new Republican administration.
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∙ 9y agoIt was Abraham Lincoln's election as President that was the last straw for the South and led to secession. Lincoln was elected on March 4, 1861.
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∙ 12y agoThe south left the Union because they believed that their way of life was better than the North. They wanted to be a independent nation.
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∙ 12y agoThey wanted slavery and the union didn't.
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Which was the first state in the deep south to secede?
South Carolina ;) anything else?
What happen after Carolina secede in 1860?
It was first joined by states in the Deep South.
What was the first state in the deep south to secede and on what date did it secede?
On December 20, 1860, the state of South Carolina voted to remove itself from the United States of America.
Why did the border states not secede from the Union at the same time as the deep south states?
Because they were not so much into slavery as the deep Southerners were so they did not think it was worth it
Was the confederacy joined by Florida and Texas?
Yes. Those two states were among the first to heed South Carolina's appeal to secede from the USA - it was the Deep South that broke away first.
What year did Louisiana secede from the Union?
Louisiana seceded from the Union on January 26, 1861, and was among the first seven states to form the new country called The Confederate States of America in February of 1861. The other six states joining her were, South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and Texas.
Why did the Union Army captured Port Royal Sound in South Carolina?
Port Royal was Southern port with a capacity for trading and thus helping the Southern economy. The Union wished to capture this port city in South Carolina for shutting down its ability to be a trading port. It also the Union a land holding in the Deep South.
What state was the first member the Union to secede?
West Virginia was once part of Virginia. When Virginia declared secession from the United States to become part of the Confederacy, the counties in northwestern Virginia voted to secede from Virginia and remain loyal to the United States. That area of Virginia became West Virginia. West Virginia became the 35th U.S. state on June 20, 1863.
Southern states secede from Union?
The first was South Carolina, then Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas (all deep south states). There was also Kentucky, Tenessee, and two more I'm not sure of. There were 11 total.
Did Florida join the Confederacy in 1861?
Yes. It was one of the Southernmost (Deep South) states, and they were the first to secede.
Why did the southern states secede first?
Because pro-slavery feelings were stronger in the Deep South. In the Upper South, there was less enthusiasm for secession.
Is Kentucky considered part of the 'deep south'?
No. Kentucky is part of the upland south, along with Tennessee, eastern Virginia, eastern North Carolina. The deep south is typically thought of as Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and South Carolina.
