The election of a Northern sectional candidate, Abraham Lincoln, to the office of the President of the United States. The Republican Party, to which Lincoln belonged, favored restriction of slavery from the western territories and high tariffs or taxes on imported goods. The states which seceded felt it was in their best interests to separate from the US and form their own government rather than confront these issues which were contrary to their economic interests.
they disagreed about many things such as slavery
Increasing resistance by Congress to the principle of allowing slavery to extend into some of the new states in the West.
The south wanted to break free from the North and have their own government and rights.
The Confederacy or The Confederate States of America
When the southern US States seceded from the United States of America in 1860, the government they formed was called the Confederate States of America
The CSA is the abbreviation for the Confederate States of America.
Confederate States of America ended in 1865.
Jefferson Davis was the president. Robert E. Lee was their leading general.
In 1860 and 1861, eleven states formed a separate nation called the Confederate States of America. This is a forerunner to the Civil War in which the Confederate States of America fought against the Union of States.
The motto of Confederate States of America is 'Under God, our Vindicator'.
CSA is the abbreviation for the Confederate States of America. It also is applied to the Confederate States Army.
The Confederate States of America was the name.
Richmond, Virginia was the capital of the Confederate States of America.
The United States of America and the Confederate States of America.
Richmond, Virginia was the capital of the Confederate States of America.