A common explanation is that the Civil War was fought over the moral issue ... they turned to the only alternative they believed was left to them: secession, a political decision that led directly ...

Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has expressed concern that Nigeria has not learned from the lessons of its Civil War, as evidenced by the rise of secessionist movements ...

Oregon’s conservative eastern counties want to break away from the rest of their deep-blue state and become part of the solidly red state of Idaho. They want President Donald Trump to help make ...

Lincoln won the presidential election in November 1860. But he would not actually become President until his inauguration on March 4th, 1861 in Washington. During the three months between his ...

The ballot question, if successful at the polls, wouldn't make the Golden State an independent nation. In fact, some legal ...

The Civil War was fought in 10,000 places ... Walt Whitman called it the War of Attempted Secession. Confederate General Joseph Johnston called it the War Against the States.

I made a presentation on the cause of our Civil War. Many tell me that the cause was slavery. Slavery was the major issue, but the cause of the war was the failure for the two sides to ...

Birthright citizenship is a shield of protection to anyone born in this country, as close to a national self-definition as we ...

In weaving the history around the causes and consequences of this event, the author reveals an enduring and devastating aspect of the Civil War that is not addressed ... ended in acquittal for ...

Charleston, South Carolina, April 12, 1861 – the birthplace of secession, and tempers were on edge. In December 1860, the state of South Carolina declared itself independent and severed ties ...