In the Presidential Election of 1860 many Southern states did not want Abraham Lincoln to be elected because he did not support slavery. However, when he did get elected the Southern States got fed up. they decided that they would be better off by themselves. South Carolina became the first state to secede from the Union on December 20, 1860. They were tired from all of the decisions of the federal government and decided that they had a right to decide for themselves what they wanted as a state. They knew that they now had a President who did not support slavery. Four months after South Carolina more states seceded. I guess the other states wanted to watch and make sure that it was possible for them to be self-sustaining. Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Mississippi followed South Carolina's lead, because if you are from the South you obviously know that we all stick together down here in the South. Texas and Louisiana followed after them. Realizing that this was actually happening, Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina and Tennessee seeded from the Union in almost the same swift fashion. The states then rallied together and elected their own President, Jefferson Davis. They came up with their own laws and made their own decisions. Although, this did not settle well with the Union, don't worry! They are set up to find that out later...shhhhhhhh!
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