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What do you call the action taken by eleven southern states to leave the union?
Secession.
Was the Northern states or the Southern states termed the Union in the US Civil War?
The North was called the Union because it represented those states that remained in "union" together as the Unites States, and because it was fighting to preserve that union by keeping the rebellious Southern states from leaving it.
Why did seceding stats believe they had to leave the union?
The Southern States believed that they had the right to secede because the Union had violated the US Constitution. Because of this the Southern States believed that the Republican dominated Congress and the views of President elect Lincoln would continue to do so, thus the Southern States believed that they had the right to leave the Union.
What was the number of Southern States that had left the Union when Lincoln took office in March 1861?
When Lincoln took office in March 1861 seven southern states had left 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".
