Part one of term paper
was mainly started because of the issue of slavery. The South wanted the right to have slavery in the West, but the North didn't want it to spread to the West. Since they couldn't agree they became very angry and started the war between the states. CONFEDERATE STATES OF 1861 In 1860, on December 20, South Carolina seceded from the Union. B ...

Part two of term paper
... 19, Louisiana on January 26, and Texas on February 1. They all seceded from the Union. Seven states seceded, but seven states stayed with the Union. These states were called bordering states. The bordering states threatened the Union government by telling them if they would start a war with the seceding states. The bordering states would follow the other seceding states. The states that seceded easily were not only seceding from the Union to keep their slaves, but also to protect their way of ...