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In order to be readmitted to the union ten percent of state's voters were required to do what?
take an oath of loyalty
What is it called when a state leaves the union?
When a state left the Union it was called secession.
Who warned that a civil war would result if any state left the Union?
Henry Clay
Who commanded the Confederate Army of orthern Virginia?
Robert E Lee became the commander of the confederacy. He quit the Union army where he was an officer and when Virginia left the union he went with his state.
How could confederate states be readmitted to the union?
Each state that had seceded from the Union had to go through several steps. They had to permanently abolish slavery, have a fraction of all men sign a loyalty oath to the United States, and agree never to attempt to secede again.
What percentage of a state's residents had to swear loyalty to the union in order for the state to rejoin the union?
The 10% of the voters of 1860.
What does it mean when a state secedes from the union?
state has left the union
What was general lees reason for turning down the union army?
Loyalty to his state (Virginia).
What is first state of union?
none. all the states were in the union. the otheones left the union.
In order to be readmitted to the union ten percent of state's voters were required to do what?
take an oath of loyalty
What was the name of the decree that required a majority of white males in a state to swear loyalty to the union?
Iron clad oath
Why was Maryland's loyalty so important to union?
It was important because Maryland was a slave state with pro confederate leaders.
What was another state that left the union shortly after South Carolina?
Georgia
How many state left the union before fort Sumter?
Seven
Who was offered command of all union armies during the civil war but refused out of loyalty to his native state?
Robert E. Lee .
Who sits to the left of the speaker at state of union address?
Vice President and the Speaker of the House will be sitting behind Obama during the 2014 state of union address.
Which general resigned form commanding Union forces due to his loyalty to the South?
General Robert E. Lee resigned from commanding Union forces due to his loyalty to the South. Despite being offered command of the Union Army by President Abraham Lincoln, Lee chose to side with his home state of Virginia when it seceded from the Union. His decision was rooted in his strong sense of duty and allegiance to his state, leading him to become the commanding general of the Confederate Army.
