Why did Southern states secede from the Union between December 1860 and June 1861? The following essay will explain why in 1860 and 1861, eleven states seceded from the Union in America. There is still much debate about the primary cause of such an action, but the issue of slavery can be seen to have great importance. The secession of the Southern states signifies the beginning of the American civil war as Supreme Court found their seceding as unconstitutional, and the Unionists fought to keep
The colonist had no other option but to take action for their voices to be acknowledged so there could be equality in society and have a democratic society. Americans fought for independence from Britain as its parliament was imposing taxes and Americans claimed it was unconstitutional this produced boycotts and the destruction of a shipment of tea. After the Seven Years’ War, Britain was in debt and they thought the American colonies should be the ones paying for the soldiers to be stationed. Parliament
Britain in the Middle East were paramount and thought that relinquishing Iraq to an indigenous administration would undermine these interests. In the following telegram, dispatched on December 10th 1918, as a reaction to the Anglo-French Declaration, he underlines the importance of Iraq in the British Middle Eastern policy: My view is that the strategical centres of the Middle East lie in Baghdad and the Caucasus, in both of which the Muhammadan population greatly predominates. … By occupying Mesopotamia