The Southerners felt justified in separating from the Union because they felt their rights were being violated. They felt that they had the right to leave the Union because the Federal government was becoming more powerful. If you want to get a good feel for the differences of both sides I suggest watching the movie Gettysburg. While not completely factual it is a rather good depiction of not only that battle, but causes for the entire war.
one of them was GEORGE WASHINGTON
They became a part of the union after they lost the civil war.
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Southern states were worried about Abraham Lincoln's election as president in 1860 because they feared he would restrict the expansion of slavery into new territories and states. Lincoln's platform was seen as a direct threat to the institution of slavery, which was integral to the Southern economy and social order. His election intensified sectional tensions, leading many Southern leaders to believe that their way of life was under attack, ultimately contributing to the secession of several Southern states from the Union.
the ultimate reason for their secession from the Union.
They said that the USA was a voluntary assembly of states, and any of them could quit the Union if they wanted.
They said the original United States had been formed voluntarily, and that the member-states were free to quit the Union if they wanted.
Because of the blockade the Union troops forced on the Southern ports. They did not want to risk the goods they were shipping to be destoryed.
They left the union to join the confedirety
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it was mainly because of the splitting of the country.
President Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus(under which judges can require arresting officers to produce their prisoners and justify their arrest), then rounded up up pro-Confederate leaders and threw them in jail in order to keep Maryland in the Union.
The theory used by southerners to justify the secession of the southern states is that the states voluntarily entered into a union with each other, and should be able therefore to voluntarily withdraw from that union should they so desire, particularly since nothing in the US constitution states that the union is irrevocable.
Southern Union Co. is based in Austin Texas
Southern Union Co. is based in Austin Texas
Southern Union Co. is based in Austin Texas
President Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus(under which judges can require arresting officers to produce their prisoners and justify their arrest), then rounded up up pro-Confederate leaders and threw them in jail in order to keep Maryland in the Union.