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Because they were against the programm of the Republican Party.

After the election of Lincoln in 1860, they were aware of having lost the majority in the Congress and lest they would be considered as a "tolerated minority" with but little influence or power, they decided to secede.

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Did the slave states of the south have the right to leave the union and create the confederate states of America?

The Civil War was fought to establish that point.


Why did southern states leave union?

Eleven states seceded from the union because they believed slavery should be legal. They created the Confederate States of America. They were Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Florida, Georgia, Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana and Virginia.


The compromise of 1877 required that federal troops do what?

Leave the southern states immediately


Why did the Southern states want to leave the U.S to form their own country?

The Southern states sought to leave the U.S. to form their own country primarily due to their desire to maintain the institution of slavery, which they viewed as essential to their agricultural economy and way of life. They felt increasingly marginalized by the federal government's anti-slavery stance and policies, particularly in the wake of the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860. Additionally, issues of states' rights and the belief in the sovereignty of individual states further fueled their decision to secede. This culminated in the formation of the Confederate States of America.


What were the slave states that stayed in the Unoin when the civil war began?

It was the border states that didn't secede (or leave) to the Confederate United States of America. For example Tennessese didn't secede but decided to run to governments at the same time, one Union Government and one Confederate Government. Kentucky did the Same thing

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The confederate states of America was formed in what year?

The southern states:South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, loisiana, and Texas seceeded from the union and went to Montgomery, Alabama and formed the confederate states of America. They elected Jefferson Davis as the president


North leave the south?

Nope - other way round. South Carolina seceded from the Union, followed by a number of other Southern states, to form the Confederate States of America. In 1865, they were forced back into the Union.


Why did they fight in the confederate war?

The south wanted to leave the Union and start their own country; the Confederate States of America. The United States of America wouldn't allow that...and stopped them by force of arms (war).


Did the slave states of the south have the right to leave the union and create the confederate states of America?

The Civil War was fought to establish that point.


Why did southern states leave union?

Eleven states seceded from the union because they believed slavery should be legal. They created the Confederate States of America. They were Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Florida, Georgia, Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana and Virginia.


What caused Sam Houston to leave his term as Texas governor?

He refused to take an Oath to the Confederate States of America.


What did the confederate states of America do when the southerners were hesitant to leave the union?

The Confederacy named moderate Jefferson Davis its president.


What did the Confederate states of America do when Southerns hesitated to leave the Union?

The Confederacy named moderate Jefferson Davis its president.


What did the confederate states of America do when southerners were hesitant to leave the union?

The Confederacy named moderate Jefferson Davis its president.


What were the ships used for during civil war?

The ships were used as a blockade, so the confederate could not leave and retreat from the southern states.


What year was the confederacy founded?

The Confederate States of America was formed on February 4, 1861 after some Southern states decided to secede or leave the Union. i do believe it was actually february 8th.


The compromise of 1877 required that federal troops do what?

Leave the southern states immediately