“When the dogmas of a sectional party…threatened to destroy the sovereign rights of the States, six of those States, withdrawing
Author: Jeb Smith
Jeb Smith is the author of Missing Monarchy: Correcting Misconceptions About The Middle Ages, Medieval Kingship, Democracy, And Liberty and Defending Dixie’s Land: What Every American Should Know About The South And The Civil War (written under the name Isaac C. Bishop). Smith has authored multiple articles on various blogs and websites, including The Postil magazine, History is Now Magazine and Medieval History. You can contact him at jackson18611096@gmail.com.
Part 2: Causes of Southern Secession in the Upper South
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Part 1: Causes of Southern Secession in the Upper South
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