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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.
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What was the official name of the Southern nation when they seceded from the union?
The Confederacy or The Confederate States of America
What did the seceding states call the government they formed?
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
When did Confederate States of America end?
Confederate States of America ended in 1865.
What was the CSA?
The CSA is the abbreviation for the Confederate States of America.
Who led the confederate states of America?
Jefferson Davis was the president. Robert E. Lee was their leading general.
In 1861 delegates from the seceding states met to form a new nation called?
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.
What is Confederate States of America's motto?
The motto of Confederate States of America is 'Under God, our Vindicator'.
Abbreviation for confederate states of America?
CSA is the abbreviation for the Confederate States of America. It also is applied to the Confederate States Army.
New country formed by the southern states after the election of 1860?
The Confederate States of America was the name.
Who fought in the battle of fort Sumter?
The United States of America and the Confederate States of America.
Was the capital of the Confederate States of America during the Civil?
Richmond, Virginia was the capital of the Confederate States of America.
Which city was chosen to be the capital of the Confederate States of America?
Richmond, Virginia was the capital of the Confederate States of America.
