Yale University
The Avalon Project: Declaration of the State of Texas to Secede From the Union
Text of the causes which impel the State of Texas to secede from the Federal Union.
Other
American Revolution: Those Glorious "Principles of 1776": Confederate Perspective
This site explains the Southern perspective on the voluntary union of states and the justification for the South seceding from the Union.
The History Cat
The History Cat: Southern Secession: The Secession Crisis
Describes the events leading up to the secession of the Upper South and the formation of the Confederate States of America, including the attack on Fort Sumter.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Secession of the South, 1861
A map of the Southern States during Secession, showing the states which first seceded (before April 15, 1861), and those which followed after the outbreak of the American Civil War.
Civil War Home
Home of the American Civil War: Secession of the Southern States
Scroll through this article to "Secession in the Upper South" to find out what was happening in southern states that had not yet seceded before April, 1861, and what convinced these states to secede. From an article by William L. Barney...
Siteseen
Siteseen: Civil Conflict: Secession
Site with outline information on the beginning stages of the Civil War when southern states seceded and rebelled against the Union.
Other
Crisis at Fort Sumter
Detailed background information is provided to assist users in solving the dilemmas facing President Lincoln in the events surrounding the fall of Fort Sumter.
Other
Dilemmas of Compromise: Secession Stalls
Brief description of how the movement to secede from the Union was stalled by the state of Virginia. Click on "Dilemmas of Compromise" to understand this site in context.
Curated OER
Etc: First Defenses of the South During the American Civil War, 1860 1865
A map from 1920 of the Southeastern States showing the South's first line of defenses during the American Civil War (1861-1865). The map is color-coded to show the eastern Confederate States (indicating the States seceding before and...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Secession
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart describes events leading to secession, including John Brown's Raid, Lincoln's election, and South Carolina's break with the Union. It also includes information on the first states to...
Henry J. Sage
Sage American History: Southern Secession
Article with primary source secession resolutions from three states including, South Carolina, Virginia and Mississippi. Each declaring intent to secede from the Union and outlining reasons for doing so.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Did You Hear the News?
After studying about the differences between the North and South prior to the Civil War and how Alabama decided to secede from the Union, learners will write a newspaper article on this important decision. They will go back in time and...
Library of Virginia
Virginia Memory: Virginia Ordinance of Secession
In this lesson, students learn what the Virginia Ordinance of Secession declared.
The History Cat
The History Cat: Us History: Election of 1860: Lincoln Elected
Looks at the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860, and the divisions between North and South that resulted. Shortly after the election, a group of Southern states seceded and formed the Confederate States of America. The animosity between...
The History Place
The History Place: Great Speeches: William Lloyd Garrison on Death of John Brown
A speech delivered by William Lloyd Garrison after John Brown was hanged for leading the slave rebellion at Harpers Ferry in 1859. In his speech, Garrison advocates for taking a stand against slavery by seceding the North from the South.
Curated OER
Etc: The United States Secession, 1860 1861
A map showing the secession of the Confederate States from the Union, from the secession of South Carolina (December 20, 1860) to the secession of Tennessee (June 8, 1861). The map is color-coded to show the Federal States and territory...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Francis Wilkinson Pickens
Francis Wilkinson Pickens (April 7, 1805 - January 25, 1869) was an American lawyer and politician who served as Governor of South Carolina when the state seceded from the United States during the American Civil War.