Republic of Mississippi
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The Republic of Mississippi is a term used to describe the United States of America (U.S.
) state of Mississippi
from January 9, 1861, (becoming the second state to declare its secession
from the Union following the election of Abraham Lincoln
) to joining the Confederate States of America
the next month.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
) state of Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
from January 9, 1861, (becoming the second state to declare its secession
Secession in the United States
Secession in the United States can refer to secession of a state from the United States, secession of part of a state from that state to form a new state, or secession of an area from a city or county....
from the Union following the election of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and...
) to joining the Confederate States of America
Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by 11 Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S...
the next month.