... The southern states believed slaveholding was a constitutional right because of the Fugitive slave clause of the Constitution." These states agreed to form a new federal government, the Confederate States of America, on February 4, 1861. They took control of federal forts and other properties within their boundaries with little resistance from outgoing President James Buchanan, whose term ended on March 4, 1861 ... Mobile, and Charleston. By June 1861, warships were stationed off the principal Southern ports, and a year later nearly 300 ships were in service. Modern navy evolves The Civil...

• Word Count: 7511
• Approx Pages: 30
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• Grade Level: High School

... The southern states believed slaveholding was a constitutional right because of the Fugitive slave clause of the Constitution. These states agreed to form a new federal government, the Confederate States of America, on February 4, 1861. They took control of federal forts and other properties within their boundaries with little resistance from outgoing President James Buchanan, whose term ended on March 4, 1861 ... Mobile, and Charleston. By June 1861, warships were stationed off the principal Southern ports, and a year later nearly 300 ships were in service. Modern navy evolves The Civi...

• Word Count: 6922
• Approx Pages: 28
• Has Bibliography