Because they didn't believe in slavery strongly enough to want to break up the Union.
The states that did not secede from the Union during the American Civil War were known as the "Union states" or "loyal states." These included states like New York, Pennsylvania, and Illinois, among others. Some of them were slave states that remained loyal to the Union, often referred to as the "Border States," such as Kentucky and Missouri. The Union states played a crucial role in the war effort against the Confederacy.
The states that did not secede from the Union during the Civil War are known as the "Union states." These include California, Oregon, and the majority of states in the Midwest and Northeast, such as New York, Pennsylvania, and Illinois. Additionally, some border states, like Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri, and Delaware, remained in the Union despite being slave states. Overall, 24 states stayed loyal to the Union while 11 states seceded to form the Confederacy.
Because they didn't believe in slavery strongly enough to want to break up the Union.
They did not want Lincoln as their president because he wanted to end slavery.
Borders do not secede though some states did.
Slave states. Some border states made attempts to secede, but for one reason or another, failed to do so.
Some of them are for freedom. Also for the right to keep slaves. Those are only two reasons, but there are more.
some southern states secede because of preisdent abrahim Lincoln
Barack Obama is not doing anything that would make any state secede from the union, despite the rather hysterical rhetoric that is emanating from his political enemies.
It's because they wanted to be independent and wanted more power.
The Union was another name for the United States of America. In this instance, you mean the states that did not secede during the American Civil War. Some people would refer to them as the North. They were also the states whose populations' majority went against slavery.
The question of whether the southern states had the right to secede is complex and largely hinges on interpretations of states' rights and the Constitution. Some argue that the U.S. was founded on the principle of states' sovereignty, allowing states to withdraw from the Union if they felt their rights were being infringed upon. However, the prevailing view is that secession was unconstitutional, as the Union was intended to be perpetual, and the ensuing Civil War underscored the necessity of maintaining national unity. Ultimately, the issue remains a contentious and debated topic in American history.