southerners justified secession with the theory of?

Question

a.popular sovereignty b.federal rights c.judicial review d.states rights

Answer 1

The "South" justified secession based on a number of things, but the biggest single reason could be that it was not illegal. Prior to our Civil War we were a loose confederacy of states and did not really have a national identity. Consider that General Lee was offered command of the entire Union army, but went with the south because of his ties to Virginia. Folks were more connected to the areas and states they were from. Not all of the South voted for secession. There were several counties in northern Alabama that voted against secession as well as parts of East Tennessee. Reconstruction tended to change the attitudes of the people in the South that had remained loyal.

Slavery, while an evil thing, was not illegal either and was not illegal in this country until the 13th Amendment passed. The Emancipation Proclamation only freed the slaves in the territories in rebellion and not in the "loyal" states.

The reasons for preserving the Union varied as much as the reasons for secession. The South clearly did not have the political muscle in Congress to prevent taxes and tariffs that were unfair or unjust, or at least considered so; the North by virtue of population had the muscle to levy taxes and control where profits went.

The South was not alone in suggesting that secession was a viable choice. The Northeast considered the same thing because of their desire to totally abolish slavery. The then Northwest also considered secession, but abandoned the idea because of the lack of an open trade route.

Consider that we have a form of government like no other on this earth and it was put to the test between 1861 and 1865. We as a people won because our form of government survived. Hopefully we will learn from our past and continue to learn and some day get it figured out.

Answer 2

It's typically held that the American Civil War proved that the federal government rejects the secession of states from the Union. Personally, I can never see the Americans merging so closely with us here in Canada, let alone Mexico. The NAU is a long way from fruition. There is resentment towards the U.S here in Canada and I can't see the majority of us willingly give our sovereignty over to a Union that would obviously be U.S-led. And the Americans are isolating themselves more and more with their neighbours. Mexico is an obvious problem. If you don't want them into your country enough to build a wall and devote so many resources to your Southern border, how do you go from that to open borders so quickly? And you're closing off the freedom of travel for us Canadians, now requiring a passport to get into your country from air, and soon water and land. I simply do not see the NAU as realistic in the current context, as well as in the foreseeable future. That being said, if the federal government pushed hard for the Union to take place and your State was among the minority speaking against it, it's really impossible to say. I can't see the U.S leaving behind some of its States just for a questionable economic and political endeavour, nor can I see it going into another Civil War over the matter. So because of that, I would have to say that IMO the States wouldn't go into the Union without the consent of all of its members, or perhaps it could go by a State to State membership similar to the EU, although that would require that the federal government relinquish control over the States, which is also hard to imagine. I really wouldn't worry about NAU. But I think that an American-Canadian merge would be interesting haha. I wouldn't really support it per se, but we'd be a badassed country haha.

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Many excellent posts to an excellent question. But I'd like to add a comment to a comment by eimittaa, as follows: The main reason why Canadians would not call themselves Americans is because the people in the United States pre-empted the use of the word "American" for themselves first. And Canadian pride causes them to balk at allowing themselves to lose what they perceive as their national identity in the shadow of their southern neighbor. Anyone who knows their history knows that Canadians repulsed their southern neighbor's efforts to annex Canada after the United States became independent from British rule. And their policy more or less is to agree to disagree, rather than accept dominance. But billy2 made a good point in that, when it comes right down to it, anyone living in the Americas has as much legitimate right to call themselves an American. The mere fact that our country included the word America AFTER the name "United States [of]" does not automatically exclude other countries from referring to themselves also as Americans, if they so desire. I also wonder why the founders of the United States felt a need at the time to CLARIFY where the United States is [in America]. Did they think it possible that the rest of the world would confuse our United States with, say, a "United States of" Asia, Europe or Africa or even Australia? I don't think so. Why didn't Brazillians, for example, call their country "Brazil of America," or Peruvians call their country "Peru of America," and so forth? But the ones orchestrating the NAU concept see that as only a prelude to the "New World Order" final stage of one world one government. So that all countries are absorbed into it simply as something like "The Federation of the Planet Earth," or something similar. What we must do, if we wish to retain our sovereign identities, is to not vote for those who are puppets of "the New World Order," like Obama or McCain. Is there any other option for a citizen of the United States who opposes the NAU than to vote instead for Ron Paul? I think not. Anyone who votes for Obama or McCain is trying to further the NAU and New World Order agendas, whether they realize it or not.

Answer 5

Southerners argued that the United States was a voluntary association of independent and sovereign states and that they could, therefore, withdraw from that association whenever it suited them.

Answer 6

Libertarian

Answer 7

Pretty much states' rights.

Answer 8

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