USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The secession of South Carolina was followed by the secession of six more states-Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas–and the threat of secession by four more-Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina. These eleven states eventually formed the Confederate States of America.

Detailed explanation-2: -The decision to secede from the union was a result of the building tensions in the United States during the 1800s over the institution of slavery, states’ rights, and tariffs. States’ rights refer to the powers and rights each state retains under the U.C. Constitution.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Confederate States of America was a collection of 11 states that seceded from the United States in 1860 following the election of President Abraham Lincoln. Led by Jefferson Davis and existing from 1861 to 1865, the Confederacy struggled for legitimacy and was never recognized as a sovereign nation.