Secede

=Secede=

toc The dictionary describes secede as to withdraw formally from an alliance, federation, or association, as from a political union, a religious organization, etc. It is a verb(used without object), -ceded, -ceding. But it means so much more it means to a lot of Americans it means ingnorance, death, and sadness. The south seceded from the union because the Yankees did not want slavery and the Rebels did.

=When and Why the south seceded.=

The south officially seceded in 1860 but they did not all secede at once for example Tennesse was one of the last to secede from the union and the first to go back. The south seceded from the union because the union told the south hey release your slaves and the south said no way man. The south when they pulled away they needed a president so they picked a well liked man by the name of Jefferson Davis he was chose to serve as the Confederate president but he was the first and last president for the south. Then they also realized hey we only have Yankee money so the started to print their own money on the bill they would have a state the state capital written on it there was also an image printed on it (ex. the Mississippi money had a slave picking cotton on a plantation on it). Then they realized they needed a flag so they created one and this is what it looked like in the end.

=The South's and the North's biggest drawbacks and advantages=

The South had been mostly farm areas and had little cities so it wasn't like you could walk into town and ask for 20 pounds of steak they first had to raise the cow then they had to kill it then they could eat it but that took a long time at least 2 years hunting was quicker and easier that came in handy at times in the Civil War most were fairly good shots but they had old rifles that were not as accurate. On the North how ever they had a lot of big cities which means most had never hunted which also means most had never fired a gun let alone handled one which means most couldn't the broad side of a barn but they had big cities which means big factories so they had more accurate rifles and rifles that could hold more bullets and fire more bullets. Now on one side you had better shots and most battles were fought on Southern land so some new the land very well on the other side you have more factories which means better clothes and better rifles. Now for the drawbacks the Rebels were better shots but they had slow firing inaccurate weapons on the other side you had better rifles but most of the Yankees had never shot a gun or never even held a gun before that was one of the big reasons that the Civil War was one of the most bloody wars in American history you had good shots vs. bad shots good weapons vs. bad weapons.