The_Birth_And_Death_Of_Succession

South Carolina secedes on December 20, 1860 Readmitted to Union July 9, 1868 Mississippi secedes on January 9, 1861 Readmitted to Union February 23, 1870 Florida secedes on January 10, 1861 Readmitted to Union June 25, 1868 Alabama secedes on January 11, 1861 Readmitted to Union July 13, 1868 Georgia secedes on January 19, 1861 Readmitted to Union July 15, 1870 Louisiana secedes on January 26, 1861 Readmitted to Union July 9, 1868 Texas secedes on February 1, 1861 Readmitted to Union March 30, 1870 Virginia secedes on April 17, 1861 Readmitted to Union January 16, 1870 Arkansas secedes on May 6, 1861 Readmitted to Union June 22, 1868 North Carolina secedes on May 20, 1861 Readmitted to Union July 4, 1868 Tennessee secedes on June 8, 1861 Readmitted to Union July 24, 1866


 * The Election of 1860**

When President Lincoln was running for president he had said that if he won he was planning to end slavery. The south did not want him to win. They were so outraged at the idea of getting rid of slavery, that they didn't even put him on the ballot. But he still won. 39.8% out of the total voters voted for him.



The seceded states called themselves the "Confederate States Of America". The Confederate States Of America ran itself independently like any other country. They made their own money, grew their crops and traded. They even had their own flag. But they didn't trade with the Union because they were at war with them. Nor did the Union trade with them. In North Carolina more than 20,000 soldier were conscripted forced to join the Confederate army. More than half of the male farmers were sent off to fight. The Confederacy had elected Jefferson Davis as their president



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