Why did the southern states believe they had the right to secede from the union-?

Answer 1

the nationwas formed by an agreement that new states had not met
Because the USA had originally seceded from Britain.

Answer 2

the south felt they were no longer apart of the country that had elected Lincoln, and thought since they had voluntarily joined the union, they could leave when they wanted. they also wanted to protect their use of slaves. they felt that the union meant they were bein over powered by the north as none of the south actually wanted Lincoln as president.

The South believed there rights would no longer be respected.

Answer 3

In general terms, the North was unwilling to allow the Confederate states for two reasons. The first may be understood in terms of custom or tradition: the North demonstrated much stronger loyalty towards the Union of the United States than the South, and it had consistently done so ever since the nation's founding. The second was based on a principle, namely, the political principle that what had been joined in the Founding Period of the nation was not justifiably broken by the South's secessionist actions.

Answer 4

The northern states mainly thought that the southern states had no right to secede because they were part of a country that gave power to the central government, at this time the northern states (where the government was located) controlled eveything and therefore gave little power to states themselves, much less the right to secede. They also were mad because the U.S. was supposed to be one counrty working through their issues, not two fighting. Based off of American History a couple years ago.....

Answer 5

The southern states seceded because they feared that the Republican Party Platform would take away their right to own slaves. The Southern states depended heavily on their main industry of Agriculture. If the abolitionists took away slavery then the farmers would have to pay their workers and end up making less money.

Answer 6

because in the constitution(that each state signed to become a state) it says that no state can form an alliance treaty, etc. so technically seceding from the Union was unconstitutional, therefore it was void and was never legal. this question whether or not the civil war was legal, and whether it was a civil war or a war fought between two countries

Answer 7

They wanted to protect states' rights.

study island... LOL

Answer 8

The fact that the Southern states in fact did just so undercuts all their claims.

Answer 9

The nation was formed by an agreement that new states had not met.