What does secession from the southern states means that?

Secession from the Southern States refers to the political withdrawal of eleven Southern slave states from the United States of America between December 1860 and June 1861. The secessionist movements were primarily motivated by the Southern states' desire to preserve their institution of slavery, which was threatened by the rise of the anti-slavery Republican Party in the North. The secessionist movement took place in the context of increasing tension between the North and the South over issues such as states' rights, tariffs, and the spread of slavery into Western territories.

The Southern states that seceded were:

- South Carolina (December 20, 1860)

- Mississippi (January 9, 1861)

- Florida (January 10, 1861)

- Alabama (January 11, 1861)

- Georgia (January 19, 1861)

- Louisiana (January 26, 1861)

- Texas (February 1, 1861)

- Virginia (April 17, 1861)

- Arkansas (May 6, 1861)

- Tennessee (June 8, 1861)

- North Carolina (May 20, 1861)

The secession of these Southern states ultimately led to the outbreak of the American Civil War in April 1861, as the federal government under President Abraham Lincoln moved to preserve the Union and prevent the secessionist states from establishing a new Confederate nation. The war ended in 1865 with the defeat of the Confederate States and the abolition of slavery in the United States.