History of the United States I / Unit 15 USH1 2105 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Confederate States of America
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The idea
Seven Deep South states met at Montgomery, Alabama in February eighteen sixty-one on confederation principles, with states retaining autonomy while uniting for purposes such as defence.
In practice
A constitutional convention closely following the document of seventeen eighty-seven.
Where people slip
The differences between the two constitutions are centred on slavery, and there are few differences anywhere else.
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