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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.
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What is it called when a state leaves the union?
When a state left the Union it was called secession.
Who believed that states had freely created and joined the union and could freely leave it?
Most Southerners believed that states had freely been created and joined the Union and could freely leave the Union. President Lincoln and the North did not believe this.
Which event led to a special legislative session in Georgia to consider seceding from the Union?
Lincoln's Presidential Election
What was Lincoln's goal in fighting the civil war?
To prevent the south from seceding from the north.
What border-state city was occupied by the union army to keep it from seceding?
why are u using this...... a lot of people are wrong but its baltimore :)
Why did seceding state believe the had to leave the union?
Because Lincoln had won the 1860 election on a ticket of no new slave-states.
How did the seceding states justify their right to leave the union?
They left the union to join the confedirety
What is seceding?
secede is to withdraw from your area, or union.
What was the word used in place of leave in reference to these state withdrawing from the United State?
Withdrawing states say they are seceding from the union.
Which of the following is a true statementPresident Buchanan did not force seceding states to return to the Union?
President Buchanan did not force seceding states to return to the Union.
Who was against Arkansas secede from the union?
The Union itself was against Arkansas seceding.
Why did seceding states believe they had to lealve the Union?
Because they believed they had certain beliefs and they could go anywhere with them, which ended up enabling them to make the Confederacy.
How many states ended up seceding from the Union?
11
What did the southern states threaten to do many times?
Seceding from the Union??
What is it called when a state leaves the union?
When a state left the Union it was called secession.
The withdrawal of a state from Union is called?
Secession. Seceding. The verb is "to secede."
Did Texas try to succeeds from the union?
Yes, it was one of the first to follow South Carolina in seceding from the Union.
