Seven states seceded from the union and formed the Confederacy before Abraham Lincoln took office. They were:
After Confederate forces fired on Ft. Sumter an additional four states seceded and joined the Confederacy. They were:
The northwestern counties of Virginia then seceded from Virginia and sought admission to the Union as the State of West Virginia.
The Confederate States of America.
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.
Southern states seceded from the Union
The union of Southern states during the US Civil War was named "The Confederate States of America".
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.
The Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America
Confederate states of America or confederacy
The Confederate States of America was formed in February 1861 by seven states which had seceded from the Union.
They formed the C.S.A. Or the Confederate States of America.
Confederate States of America
They seceded from the union and formed their own confederation of states.
Yes, he was President of the Union - that is the American states that had not seceded and formed the Confederacy.
He wanted to foster healing in the Nation.
It is a nation in America, formed of a union of states.
The Confederate States of America.
One by one, the seceded from the union and formed the Confederate States on America.