feb 4, 1861 - Confederate States of America

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Formed after the Southern states seceded from the Union after Lincoln's election
Elected Jefferson Davis as its president
Justified the leaving of the nation by declaring that the states voluntarily joined in the first place
Thought it was their right and responsibility to leave the Union since the government no longer protected its citizens of life, liberty, and property (born from the ideals of John Locke and the Founding Fathers)
Thought that the North would allow the states to leave since they were already economically independent