10. When the U.S. gained territories they would eventually be divided into states. The U.S. Congress had not decided if slavery would be legal in these new states.
14. By February of 1861, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, and Texas had seceded. They formed a new nation called the Confederate States of America.
15. 4. One by one, seven southern states seceded from the Union. To protect the right to own slaves, they joined together as the Confederate States of America, also called the Confederacy.
16. 5. Secede means to reject the government of the United States and leave the Union. 6. Confederates are supporters of the Confederacy, especially soldiers in the Confederate army.
17. The Confederate leaders elected Jefferson Davis as their president. In March of 1861 he asked for Southern men to volunteer for the Confederate Army.
