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They justiifed it by pointing out that the USA had seceded from the British Empire, and that the Constitution upheld States Rights.
The legal argument was, in fact, very complex. The Confederate President, Jefferson Davis, wrote two books of memoirs that consisted of nothing but dry legalities - quite unreadable, and a missed opportunity to inspire younger readers with the legend of the Lost Cause.
The South was, of course, claiming States Rights to practise slavery, when a small but respected minority in Congress were preaching Abolitionism. So really, the justification was more moral than legal.
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EzraNo. Because we are the united states if the south secedes we would not be united.
Abraham Lincoln said "a house divided against itself cannot stand" he ment that if the north permits the south to secede both nations would fail
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Then we wouldn't be united?? we went to war for that?!? don't delete my answer if your going to talk through your........ear. my deleted message is below.
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When states first started joining the union they were scared of cornering themselves into a bad Dictatorship, in return they were promised the ability to leave the USA whenever they found it necessary, old honest abe, after taxing the cotton industry to death, was scared that the south leaving would cripple the economy, so he used the excuse of slavery, freed HALF the slaves in the BOONDOCKS of the union, he then blockaded a southern harbor, and waited for the outraged southerners to rebel.
Any state or group of states was and still are justified in doing just that. In 1856 Maine and several other New England states nearly seceeded from the union. Nothing in the constitution prevented that.
There are many arguments for and against secession but in 1869 the Supreme Court of the United States said it was legal to secede from the Union if after you seceded you became and maintained your separate independence. This was the Supreme Court saying everyone was right. The Confederacy could secede but the Union could legally force them back into the Union by force and the Confederacy had to do whatever it had to do to maintain the secession. What the war proved was that the Union army could go wherever it wanted and do whatever it wanted to and could legally force the Cofederacy back into the Union.
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Why were the southern states willing to secede from the Union?
The southern states were willing to secede from the Union because they believed in states' rights and wanted to preserve the institution of slavery, which they felt was threatened by the federal government.
Which states did not secede from the union?
The states that DID NOT secede from the Union was Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri. These four states did not secede from the Union because They were Border states, meaning they were between the Union and the Confederacy.
Did the northern or southern states secede from the union?
The Southern states formed The Confederate States of America and wanted to be a separate country. The Civil War prevented that.
Why did the southern states feel that they had no choice but to secede from the Union?
The southern states felt they had no choice but to secede from the Union because they believed their rights to own slaves and govern themselves were being threatened by the federal government. They saw secession as a way to protect their way of life and preserve their economic interests.
How many states seceded from the union in 1860?
Florida and South Carolina were the only Southern states to secede in 1860. The other 9 seceded in 1861.
