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The South Secedes
The secession of South Carolina was followed by the secession of six more states -- Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas -- and the threat of secession by four more -- Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina. These eleven states eventually formed the Confederate States of America -
South creates a government
the Confederate Constitution, a document similar to the United States Constitution, but with greater stress on the autonomy of each state. Jefferson Davis was named provisional president of the Confederacy until elections could be held. -
Lincoln's Inauguration.
the new president said he had no plans to end slavery in those states where it already existed, but he also said he would not accept secession -
Attack on Fort Sumter.
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Battle of Bull Run