Causes Of The American Civil War
Secession Statements Of Five Confederate States
South Carolina
Texas
Virginia
Georgia
Mississippi
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Read by David Wales
Some of the states who rebelled against the Federal Government in the American Civil War issued statements by nascent governing bodies explaining why they were attempting to leave. Here are the statements, published in 1860 and 1861, of South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Mississippi, and Georgia. - Summary by David Wales
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| Secession Statement Of South Carolina (December 1860) | 17:37 | Read by David Wales | |
| Secession Statement Of Mississippi (January 1861) | 8:31 | Read by David Wales | |
| Secession Statement Of Georgia (January 1861) | 23:10 | Read by David Wales | |
| Secession Statement Of Texas (February 1861) | 12:22 | Read by David Wales | |
| Secession Statement Of Virginia (April 1861) | 3:07 | Read by David Wales |
Reviews
philsomething
Makes it clear that the the civil war WAS about slavery