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Seven states seceded from the union and formed the Confederacy before Abraham Lincoln took office. They were:
- South Carolina (December 20, 1860)
- Mississippi (January 9, 1861)
- Florida (January 10, 1861)
- Alabama (January 11, 1861)
- Georgia (January 19, 1861)
- Louisiana (January 26, 1861)
- Texas (February 1, 1861)
After Confederate forces fired on Ft. Sumter an additional four states seceded and joined the Confederacy. They were:
- Virginia (April 17, 1861)
- Arkansas (May 6, 1861)
- Tennessee (May 7, 1861)
- North Carolina (May 20, 1861)
The northwestern counties of Virginia then seceded from Virginia and sought admission to the Union as the State of West Virginia.
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The states that seceded from the union were called?
The Confederate States of America.
How many people were there in the Confederacy in 1857?
None, because the Confederate States didn't exist in 1857. The CSA was formed in 1861 by the Southern states that seceded from the Union, and was abolished in 1865 when the Union won the Civil War.
What sparked the beginning of the Civil War?
Southern states seceded from the Union
What new country was proclaimed by the states that seceded from the Union?
The union of Southern states during the US Civil War was named "The Confederate States of America".
How many states were in the Union Army?
There were 35 states, total before secession started. 11 Southern States seceded, and fought in a formed union, or group called the Confederacy of the United States. During the Civil War, West Virginia broke off from Virginia, and become the 36th state, joining the Union. The answer is 24, then 25.
What was the name of the new nation that was formed by the states that seceded from the union?
The Confederate States of America
What name was given to the nation formed by the states that seceded from the union?
The Confederate States of America
What was the name of the new nation that the states that seceded from the Union formed?
Confederate states of America or confederacy
Was the Confederate States of America formed by the seceded Southern states?
The Confederate States of America was formed in February 1861 by seven states which had seceded from the Union.
The states that seceded the union formed what government?
They formed the C.S.A. Or the Confederate States of America.
What was the state that was formed from the states that seceded from the union?
Confederate States of America
What did the southern states do because they wanted to keep slavery?
They seceded from the union and formed their own confederation of states.
Was aborham linco in the civil war?
Yes, he was President of the Union - that is the American states that had not seceded and formed the Confederacy.
What was Lincoln very liberal in respect to allowing seceded states back into the Union?
He wanted to foster healing in the Nation.
How did the US get named?
It is a nation in America, formed of a union of states.
What was the nation formed by the states that left the Union called?
The Confederate States of America.
How the the south react to Lincolns election to the presidency?
One by one, the seceded from the union and formed the Confederate States on America.
