
Civil War as a Constitutional Crisis
Lectures in History
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Confederate Constitution - Confederacy Constitution
Once these seven states have seceded, they determine to create their new nation. They meet in montgomery in march 18 61 to draft a new constitution for their new nation and to put a provisional government in place. Now again, the confederate constitution indicates exactly what this conflict is all about. This is not just about leaving the union. This is about dissolving the compact. It explicitly protected the institution of slavery int so it comes right out and says it this is a country dedicated to slavery. And again, they say that they are going to dissolve the union.
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