1. Overview of the American Civil War
... have seceded. Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, North Carolina, Arkansas, and Tennessee all stated that they were no longer part of the Union, and proclaimed themselves to be the Confederate States of America. However, secession is illegal according to the Constitution. In Article 1 Section 10 of the Constitution, it states that, "No state shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or ... so," (Lincoln's First Inaugural Address). In order to protect their property, which were their slaves, the South attempted to create their own government. They clearly fou...
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