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Two major events started the parade of seceding US States. The first was the November 1860 election of Abraham Lincoln as the next US president. The second major event was President Lincoln's call for 75,000 volunteers to enter the military for a 3 month term. Here is a list of the Southern States that seceded:
1. South Carolina 12/20/60
2. Mississippi 1/9/61
3. Florida 1/10/61
4. Alabama 1/11/61
5. Georgia 1/19/61
6. Louisiana 1/26/61
7. Texas 2/1/61
8. Virginia 4/17/61
9. Tennessee 5/7/61
10. Arkansas 5/9/61
11.. North Carolina 5/20/61
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What are two sources of American unity?
The reason for the unity experienced in American dates back to the fires of revolution when the Union seceded from Great Britain. Since then people come form all over the world to the United States to share in this freedom. Long live democracy.
How did the states get their shape?
because the united state government wanted them that way.
How did European nation states originate?
The current land division of European countries dates back to the advent of the now defunct Holy Roman Empire, and its distribution of Divine rite to monarchs. The Church of Rome, is the originator of world imperialism.
Was the enlightenment thinker who had the idea of republican government?
I believe Machiavelli is the answer. Though the term is much older and dates to Roman and Greek thinkers it began it's more current meaning from the writings of Machiavelli who used it to describe the states of Northern Italy, which were not monarchies.
Did the thirteen US states ratify the Constitution before it became effective?
Ratification of the Constitution -- dates, states and votes --DateStateVotesYesNo1December 7, 1787Delaware3002December 11, 1787Pennsylvania46233December 18, 1787New Jersey3804January 2, 1788Georgia2605January 9, 1788Connecticut128406February 6, 1788Massachusetts1871687April 26, 1788Maryland63118May 23, 1788South Carolina149739June 21, 1788New Hampshire574710June 25, 1788Virginia897911July 26, 1788New York302712November 21, 1789North Carolina1947713May 29, 1790Rhode Island3432 Got it from Wikipedia
