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They believed that the states entered the union of their own free will, and were able to leave the union of their own free will, like a divorce. Needless to say, unionists disagreed.

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Q: Why did southernors think it was their right to secede?
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Do you think states have the right to secede?

No they do not. We are a united nation.


Who did not believe states had the right to secede but did nothing to prevent doing so?

The North during the Civil War area did not think the South should secede however did nothing to prevent it.


Why did the southern states have the right to secede?

The Declaration of Independence.


What are argument that individual states have the right to secede from the Union?

Because of the innate soverignty of states, each one has the right to disagree with the central government and secede if it so votes.


Should a state have the right to secede from the Union?

It should have a right because its it own state


Did the south have the right to secede from the US?

The southern states certainly believed they had the right to secede, but most of the northern states disagreed. The question was answered by a sort of trial-by-combat called the American civil War.Because the Confederacy lost the war and the Union was preserved, it turned out that no state had the right to secede without Congressional approval.


Can sarawak secede from Malaysia?

===================== Point 7: Right of Secession There should be right to secede from the Federation. ====================== We should take a positive view of the "right to secede" initiative, which is worth considering despite its affirmation in Point 7 which speaks of the Sabahan and Sarawakian rights to secede from the Federation of Malaysia This is so because "the use [by Point 7] of the word ''should' (as opposed to the word 'shall,' for example) turns the option of "RIGHT TO SECEDE" into a mere recommendation." In short, if we take consideration of the above arguments on the reading of POINT 7, the FEDERATION OF MALAYSIA should politely been told.


How may a state secede?

There was no official way that a state could secede, so the question was tested by the Civil War. That war determined that a state could not secede. There is a possible exception to this, as many people believe the Constitution of the State of Vermont retains the right for that state to secede.


Declared that the Southern states did not have a constitutional right to secede?

president lincoln


Who declaredthe southeran states did not have a constitutional right to secede?

Abraham Lincoln


Did South Carolina succesfully secede?

They were the first state to secede. After Sherman had finished with them, and then they were brought back into the Union, I don't think they would call it a success.


Did the south have the right to secede?

yes yes yes because i said so