The only reason the South seceded was because Lincoln, who was not a Democrat, took office. If they had been reasonable, they could have given him a trial run before seceding. He did not initially intend to free the slaves but only to stop the spread of slavery.
It was when the south left the USA and became the confederate states of america
Other Southern states followed South Carolina's lead in secession and ultimately this led to the skirmish at Ft. Sumtner and the Civil War.
He would state they would defend the right of the States and their way of life.
secession was a part of the civil war. the south had succeededfrom the north.
The secession of South Carolina from the Union
It was when the south left the USA and became the confederate states of america
Other Southern states followed South Carolina's lead in secession and ultimately this led to the skirmish at Ft. Sumtner and the Civil War.
border states
It triggered the secession of several southern states, starting with South Carolina.
The 7 states of the south that threatened to secede if Lincoln became President.
The president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, opposed the secession of the lower South from the Union and maintained that the US government would enforce the collection of tariffs on imported goods even in the seceded states. The original seceded states, which formed the Confederate States of America, opposed Lincoln's attempt to land US troops at several forts in those states which resulted in war and the secession of four more states.
Because pro-slavery feelings were stronger in the Deep South. In the Upper South, there was less enthusiasm for secession.
Tennessee was the last of the eleven Southern states to declare secession from the Union as a substantial portion of the population were against secession. Tennessee seceded from the United States on June 8, 1861.
Many counties in North Texas opposed secession because most of the residents were originally from states of the Upper South.
Because pro-slavery feelings were stronger in the Deep South. In the Upper South, there was less enthusiasm for secession.
Secession winter was the winter of 1860-1861, when 7 southern states (South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, and Texas) seceded in rapid succession.
States joined the Union on a voluntary basis.