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The Confederacy viewed secession as a legitimate and necessary response to what they believed was the infringement of their states' rights and way of life, particularly regarding slavery. They believed that the federal government was overstepping its bounds and that states had the right to withdraw from the Union to protect their interests. Secession was seen as a means to preserve their social, economic, and political systems. Overall, the Confederacy framed secession as a sovereign action rooted in their interpretation of the Constitution.
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What was the the capital of the confederacy after the secession of Virginia?
Richmond was the capital.
Why do you think Virginia North Carolina Arkansas and Tennessee waited before joining the confederacy?
A substantial portion of the population in those states were against secession.
How did the confederacy justify its secession?
the united states had been formed by a voluntary joining of states
Why was reconstruction needed for the former confederacy?
The Constitution provided no guidance on secession or readmission of states.
A sentence for indivisible?
Following the failed attempt at secession by the Confederacy, the United States considers itself to be indivisible.
Was Andrew Jackson supportive of secession?
no since he was the only southern representative to not secede during the formation of the confederacy
How many states seceded from the United States in 18861?
Eleven southern states declared their secession and formed the Confederacy.
What were the 2 main issues during the civil war?
The Secession of the Confederacy, the abolition of slavery, and the power the Federal Government had.
Who is confederacy?
The Confederate States of America, also known as the Confederacy, was a government set up on February 8, 1861 by six of the seven southern slave states that had declared their secession from the United States.
What were the terms of southern surrender at the end of the civil war?
The confederacy army surrendered on April 18, 1865, thereby ending the civil war. Slavery was abolished in Southern states, and the confederacy accepted to be part of the Union. The confederacy would not pursue secession from the Union.
Why would a Southerner join the Confederate Army during the Civil war?
he believed in the confederacy (the rights of southern states) and secession from the union
In the civil war what was Sam Houston's position on secession?
He opposed it and refused to take the oath to the Confederacy which cost him his job as the Texas Governor.
