It means to withdraw membership from an organization. ie: The south seceded from the union during the civil war.
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On March 3, 1861 - the day Lincoln was inaugurated, 7 states seceded from the Union # South Carolina # Mississippi # Florida # Alabama # Georgia # Louisiana # Texas Eleven states in all seceded during the course of the Civil War # Arkansas # Virginia # Tennessee # North Carolina
The Confederate States of America.(C.S.A)
Webster meant that the Union should allow the Southern states to secede peacefully. However he stated that once the Southern states seceded it would have to do so by force.
States in the South seceded from the Union (apex)
Maintain federal authority without provoking war with the seceded states.