The event that caused the Southern states to secede was the election of Abraham Lincoln as the President of the United States. Many maintain that the primary cause of the war was the Southern states’ desire to preserve the institution of slavery.
The signers of the Mayflower Compact did not include in that document that they thought the government should be based primarily on the will of God, since they knew that practical considerations such as growing enough food to survive would take precedent. <span />
The German government issued The Sussex Pledge that basically told the U.S. that they were going to change their policies on navel war.
Beginning in 1800, members of congress who belonged to the two political parties held caucuses to nominate candidates for president and vice president.
