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Why did the southern states feel secession was justified?
The United States had been formed by a voluntary joining of states apex
What states in the southern US have slavery?
No states in the US practice slavery. Some states USED TO but not anymore.
What are some of the southern USA States?
Some of the southern states in the US include Texas, Delaware, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Kentucky, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Florida.
What event triggered the start of the civil war?
The secession of the various Southern states (following South Carolina's lead) was triggered by Lincoln's rejection of the final compromise, because it would have allowed some extension of slavery. The actual combat was triggered by the firing of Confederate artillery at the Union garrison on the island of Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbour.
Which of the following did some Southern states require from African American voters?
Poll taxes and literacy tests
What event in 1861 led to the immediate secession of serval southern states from the union?
Lincoln's rejection of the Crittenden compromise, because it would have allowed some extension of slavery.
Why did some southern states start a new country?
Some Southern States in the United States (pre-civil war era) wanted to start a new country because the North wouldn't allow slavery and was pushing the anti-slavery concept on the South. So, if the Southern states became a new country, the North couldn't tell them what to do. Of course, they never did actually start a new country because the secession of some states was unreasonable and not justified (according to the North).
How did Lincoln election lead to secession?
The election of Abraham Lincoln who promised not to disturb slavery in the states where it existed lead the southern states to secede because of his affiliation with the north. The southern states did not trust Lincoln viewing him as antislavery and too close to northern interest.
What was the compromise of 1850 contribution to southern secession?
The alternative was to let the south secede from the Union or achieve some kind of compromise.
How did Buchanan handle the southern secession?
Buchanan offered the opinion that secession was illegal, but that going to war to stop secession would also be illegal. Therefore his administration did not do anything except try to broker some peace talks that were not effective. He is not called the "Do Nothing President" for no reason.
How did the expansion of the US help cause the civil war?
it helped the civil war by sparking the thoughts of war because of slaveryThe Civil War started when some of the Southern states seceded from the Union. So really the secession of the Southern states was the cause of the Civil War.
Why did the southern states feel secession was justified?
The United States had been formed by a voluntary joining of states apex
Who was elected as president of the US that prompted some southern states to secede?
some southern states secede because of preisdent abrahim Lincoln
What are some Asian states that begin with the letter b?
Asian states that begin with the letter B:Bihar, India
Lincoln made direct threats of military force against the South concerning secession?
True; President Abraham Lincoln told the Southern states that the sanctity of the United States was of paramount importance and he would use military force to keep them from succession. This was nothing new however; some 25 years earlier, President Andrew Jackson told the same southern states the same thing.
What are some of the southern states?
Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama
How many slave states remained in the union during civil war?
During the Civil War, there were four slave states that remained in the Union: Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri. These states did not secede from the Union to join the Confederacy, despite allowing slavery within their borders. Their decision to stay in the Union was influenced by a variety of factors, including economic interests, political alignments, and strategic considerations.
