Ordinance of Secession — State Passed Referendum Vote S. Carolina December 20, 1860.[1] Mississippi January 9, 1861.[2] Florida January 10, 1861.[3] Alabama January … Wikipedia
secession — secessional, adj. /si sesh euhn/, n. 1. an act or instance of seceding. 2. (often cap.) U.S. Hist. the withdrawal from the Union of 11 Southern states in the period 1860 61, which brought on the Civil War. 3. (usually cap.) Fine Arts. a style of… … Universalium
Secession Hill — Secession Hill, just east of modern day Secession Street in Abbeville, South Carolina, is the site where local citizens gathered on November 22, 1860 to adopt the ordinance of South Carolina s secession from the Union. It was here that delegates… … Wikipedia
Missouri secession — During the American Civil War, the secession of Missouri was controversial because of the disputed status of the state of Missouri . During the war, Missouri was claimed by both the Union and the Confederacy, had two competing state governments,… … Wikipedia
Declaration of the Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of South Carolina from the Federal Union — The Declaration of the Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of South Carolina from the Federal Union was a legal proclamation issued on December 24, 1860, by the government of South Carolina, explaining its reasons for seceding … Wikipedia
Northwest Ordinance — Northwest Territory (1787) … Wikipedia
Mississippi Secession Ordinance — The Mississippi Secession Ordinance was written by Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (II), who resigned from the U.S. Congress in January 1861 and wrote this in the same month.[1] It was signed by James Z. George and others. References ^ George R … Wikipedia
Confederate States of America — This article is about the historical state. For the 2004 mockumentary, see C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America. Confederate States of America Unrecognized state[1][2] … Wikipedia
Texas in the American Civil War — Confederate States in the American Civil War South Carolina Mississippi Florida Alabama … Wikipedia
Border states (American Civil War) — In the context of the American Civil War, the term border states refers to the five slave states of Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, and West Virginia which bordered a free state and were aligned with the Union. All but Delaware share… … Wikipedia
History of West Virginia — Trans Allegheny at Hawks Nest, New River Valley West Virginia is one of two American states formed during the American Civil War (1861–1865), along with Nevada, and is the only state to form by seceding from a Confederate state. It was originally … Wikipedia
