In 1789 the 13 colonies debated banning slavery, but 3 of the colonies said they wouldn’t stay in the country if that happened… Less than 80 years later, an antislavery president gets elected, (not even takes office or proposes anything, just wins the election,) and the slave owning states are like “we are out of here.” Nobody debated why this happened at the time!
West Virginia was formed because Virginia seceded.
Because of the Constitution, they couldn't split the state... until it wasn't under that Constitution any longer. Once split off, they joined the Union, leaving "Southern" Virginia behind.
Yes, they foresaw that 150 years in the future, their states right to get hysterical over imagined crises about who should use which public bathroom would be infringed upon, so they pre-emptively rebelled to save the future childredn from the scary gays.
Pre-Industrial Revolution northern states stood virtually no shot at survival on their own without Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina backing them. They didn’t have any leverage in the situation, which eventually brought along the Missouri Compromise. As soon as the pendulum swung the other way, they bounced.
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u/Puzzleheaded-Tip660 Jul 11 '24
In 1789 the 13 colonies debated banning slavery, but 3 of the colonies said they wouldn’t stay in the country if that happened… Less than 80 years later, an antislavery president gets elected, (not even takes office or proposes anything, just wins the election,) and the slave owning states are like “we are out of here.” Nobody debated why this happened at the time!