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Identify the significance of the border states to both the north and the south.?
These were the four slave-states of the Upper South that had (narrowly) voted against seceding to join the Confederacy. Lincoln had to use all his diplomacy to keep these states on-side. If they had seceded, it would have tilted the balance against the Union, and the war would probably have been lost.
Why did seceding stats believe they had to leave the union?
The Southern States believed that they had the right to secede because the Union had violated the US Constitution. Because of this the Southern States believed that the Republican dominated Congress and the views of President elect Lincoln would continue to do so, thus the Southern States believed that they had the right to leave the Union.
How did the actions of northern states differ from actions of southern states regarding slavery after the American revolution?
The northern states began working to end slavery, but the southern states needed slaves because they thought their economy would suffer without them.
Why do you think the Southern states would not accept Tallmadges's proposal?
it was the only one the state
What did the Southern states do as a result of Lincoln being elected president in 1860?
They seceded from the USA, because they knew that Lincoln would not allow any new slavestates. They began to take steps to secede from the Union.
What do you think it would be like if some states began seceding today?
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What you think it would be like if some states began seceding today?
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What do you think it would be like if some states started seceding today?
The only state rich enough would be California, but they would probably have a Spanish-speaking majority. So the well-off Californians would not be motivated to secede.
What are some possible result of growing sectional debats over slavery?
A possible result of the growing sectional debate over slavery would be states seceding.
When did states succeed from the union and why?
Following Lincoln's 1860 election win, on a ticket of no new slave-states, the South saw that it would always be outvoted in Congress, which would tend to pass laws that favoured the North. So the Confederacy began, with South Carolina seceding from the USA in December, and six more by the time of Lincoln's inauguration in March. After the firing on Fort Sumter, and Lincoln's appeal for volunteer-troops, another four states joined them, making-up the eleven states of the Confederacy.
Why did seceding states beieve they had to leave the union?
Because the newly-elected Lincoln refused to allow the creation of any new slave-states. So as new states joined the Union, Congress would be more dominated by the Northern free states, and would pass laws favouring the North, such as the tariffs on imports.
What is an adjective for secede?
The verb secede (split from, disaffiliate) forms adjectives with its present or past participle. Depending on the usage, it would be "seceding" or "seceded" (e.g. seceded states that formed the Confederacy).
Why didnt Lincoln move against seceding states immediately after taking office?
He had virtually no troops. In any case, it would have meant declaring war on the Confederacy, which he did not recognise as a sovereign nation.
How did Franklin Pierce influence the onset of the Civil War?
Pierce's support of popular sovereignty - allowing the settlers in territories to vote to decide to allow or forbid slavery- upset the delicate balance between slave and free states that since the Missouri Compromise, had kept the union together. Southern states began to more easily envision a day when they would be forced to give up slavery and so began to talk more seriously about seceding from the union. He did nothing to reduce the tariffs which were an especial annoyance in the South.
What two main issues caused the civil war?
States rights was one of the chief causes of the War between the States. The south believed they had the right to determine through their own sovereign governments the proper and optimum form and direction for each of them. The issue of slavery was another issue at hand. The South, which had controlled Congress on this question, came to fear that Lincoln would abolish slavery and thus began seceding after after his election.
What political development cause the Southern states to secede from the Union?
The election of Abraham Lincoln as president in 1860, who was seen as anti-slavery, led to the Southern states seceding from the Union. They feared that his presidency would threaten their way of life, particularly regarding slavery.
What did Lincoln say about states seceding the union?
President Lincoln stated that in his view, secession was unconstitutional. He vowed to protect Federal property and added he would enforce the Fugitive Slave Act. Lincoln did all he could to prevent and bring back to the Union secessionist states.
