The <span>term secede, as it pertained to the south in the 1800s, meant that countries would "secede" ("leave") the Union in order to be independent. This took place over the South not wanting the institution of slavery to end.
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Mainland Greece is a mountainous land almost completely surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea. Greece has more than 1400 islands. The country has mild winters and long, hot and dry summers.
<span> Religious freedom and economic prosperity.</span>
