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6.05 Secession
Total Points: 40
Part 1: Secession and Border States
1. What were the three reasons for Alabama’s secession from the Union? How were these
reasons similar to reasons for other states’ secessions?
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2. Describe Alabama’s secession process.
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3. Where was the first capital of the Confederacy?
4. The border states had different reasons for staying within the Union. Describe some of
these reasons.
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Part 2: States’ Rights
The right of states to secede was based on the concept that the states voluntarily entered the
Union. Therefore, they could voluntarily leave the Union. President Lincoln addressed the
concept in his First Inaugural Address.
Carefully read this excerpt from President Lincoln’s Inaugural Address.
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I hold, that in contemplation of universal law, and of the Constitution, the Union of these