What constitutional interpretation was the concept of secession based on and what was the reaction of the United States government to the southern states that seceded first?

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Alessandra Rocha

3 January, 14:36

What constitutional interpretation was the concept of secession based on and what was the reaction of the United States government to the southern states that seceded first?

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Levi Pittman · Answer 1

Southern nationalism. It was based on the interpretation that states also had there own rights. The reaction was that those states had no right to secede but the government had no power to stop the secession.