Delegates of the seven seceded states had…

February 1861 CE

Delegates of the seven seceded states had begun meeting on February 4 in Montgomery, Alabama, to organize a provisional government as the Confederate States of America.

They adopt a constitution on February 8, modeled after the U. S. Constitution, with provisions for protection of slavery, but prohibiting the “importation of Negroes of the African race from any foreign country.”

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Montgomery Montgomery Alabama United States View →

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United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC) View → Louisiana, State of (U.S.A.) View → Mississippi, State of (U.S.A.) View → Florida, State of (U.S.A.) View → Alabama, State of (U.S.A.) View → Confederate States of America (C.S.A.) View →

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American Civil War (War between the States, War of the Rebellion, War of Secession, War for Southern Independence) View →

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