Explain the reasons southern states seceded and created the Confederacy. Examine political, social, and economic events.
In 1860 a political party was created in the United States, also known as the Union. This was invented to avoid withdrawing slavery. The North and South states had different viewpoints. The North believed that slavery should be abolished, however the South did not agree. The Southern lifestyle was based around slavery. The southern states ended up leaving the Union in 1861 because their way of life was threatened. In the South their economy consisted of tobacco and later cotton. In order to produce the growing demand for those products, slaves were the foundation to making that happen. In 1860, that lifestyle that was …show more content…
In the Constitution, article 4, section 4, it states, “The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion.” The North however violated this quote when they tried to free all slaves and change the South’s way of living. I believe that the South had the right to separate knowing that the North was determined to make a change. In the Declaration of Independence it states, “that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” The South’s happiness, life, and liberty were all disrupted. The Northern states by electing Abraham Lincoln, a strong abolitionist were going to take these freedoms away. The Declaration of Independence also states “That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.” This is justifying that the South has a right to separate and start their own institution, principles, and foundation that will make life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness into a …show more content…
The first event that I choose was Lincoln being elected 16th president of the United States on November6, 1860. He was the first president who opposed the spread of slavery in the territories of the U.S. I chose this event because by Lincoln being elected president, the Southern states whose way of life is created by the work of slaves is dangered. The next event important event that took place is on December 20,1860. This was the day that South Carolina seceded from the Union. I believe that this was an important event because it caused a chain reaction of the other southern states in January 1861. This is when officially there was a division between the North and the South. The third event that I think is important takes place on April 12, 1861. This is the official date the Civil War started. It started when the Southern forces fired upon Fort SUmter and South Carolina. The fourth event that is important in the Civil War is the date the Emancipation Proclamation was put into effect, which was January 1, 1863. This nominally freed all slaves in the Confederacy. The Emancipation Proclamation was a major turning point in the war to restore the
In 1860 a political party was created in the United States, also known as the Union. This was invented to avoid withdrawing slavery. The North and South states had different viewpoints. The North believed that slavery should be abolished, however the South did not agree. The Southern lifestyle was based around slavery. The southern states ended up leaving the Union in 1861 because their way of life was threatened. In the South their economy consisted of tobacco and later cotton. In order to produce the growing demand for those products, slaves were the foundation to making that happen. In 1860, that lifestyle that was …show more content…
In the Constitution, article 4, section 4, it states, “The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion.” The North however violated this quote when they tried to free all slaves and change the South’s way of living. I believe that the South had the right to separate knowing that the North was determined to make a change. In the Declaration of Independence it states, “that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” The South’s happiness, life, and liberty were all disrupted. The Northern states by electing Abraham Lincoln, a strong abolitionist were going to take these freedoms away. The Declaration of Independence also states “That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.” This is justifying that the South has a right to separate and start their own institution, principles, and foundation that will make life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness into a …show more content…
The first event that I choose was Lincoln being elected 16th president of the United States on November6, 1860. He was the first president who opposed the spread of slavery in the territories of the U.S. I chose this event because by Lincoln being elected president, the Southern states whose way of life is created by the work of slaves is dangered. The next event important event that took place is on December 20,1860. This was the day that South Carolina seceded from the Union. I believe that this was an important event because it caused a chain reaction of the other southern states in January 1861. This is when officially there was a division between the North and the South. The third event that I think is important takes place on April 12, 1861. This is the official date the Civil War started. It started when the Southern forces fired upon Fort SUmter and South Carolina. The fourth event that is important in the Civil War is the date the Emancipation Proclamation was put into effect, which was January 1, 1863. This nominally freed all slaves in the Confederacy. The Emancipation Proclamation was a major turning point in the war to restore the