When Ft. Sumter was taken in Charleston Harbor in April 1861 by confederate troops this began the civil war.
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the nation was founded on the principle of consent of the governed.
A term used for people who opposed secession of the states were called conservatives. The people that supported secession were called secessionists.
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West Virginia rejected secession on June 11, 1861.
When a state left the Union it was called secession.