How did the Confederacy view the Union and their membership in it?

The United States was a permanent union of the 34 states that made up the United States of America.

It was an alliance of states. These states had joined for a common purpose at an earlier time, and now the time had come to go their separate ways.

The Constitution was the law of the land, but it was also a "flexible" document that would be able to adapt to the changing times.

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Ariana Mann

22 September, 19:06

How did the Confederacy view the Union and their membership in it?

The United States was a permanent union of the 34 states that made up the United States of America.

It was an alliance of states. These states had joined for a common purpose at an earlier time, and now the time had come to go their separate ways.

The Constitution was the law of the land, but it was also a "flexible" document that would be able to adapt to the changing times.

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Erika Romero · Answer 1

The Confederacy knew they held all of the cards because they were the money makers for the Union. They were resentful that the North (Union) would try to dissolve their labor practices (slavery) because that would cut into the plantation owners money. The Confederates also didn't feel the Union was contributing anything to the states. If anything, they were actually a drain on the economy.

Ultimately, the South (Confederacy) decided to withdraw from the Union because they knew that they would prosper on their own without the North. They knew the North would collapse without the South as part of the states.