| − | '''Secession''' is the formal withdraw of a smaller political entity from a larger one, usually a [[nation-state]]. It is separated from [[revolution]] in that it doesn’t necessarily involve a change in the form of [[government]]. In the history of the [[United States]], the most prominent example is the secession of the Southern states in late 1860 and 1861, but there were threats from [[New England]] in the early 1800s. Recently secession has been talked about in New England (mostly [[Vermont]] and [[New Hampshire]]), [[California]], [[Alaska]], [[the South]], and [[Hawaii]]. These movements are small but are gaining some traction. Outside of the United States, [[Quebec]] and [[Alberta]] have considered secession from [[Canada]], and history is full of examples of secession. | + | '''Secession''' is the formal withdraw of a smaller political entity from a larger one, usually a [[nation-state]]. It is separated from [[revolution]] in that it doesn’t necessarily involve a change in the form of [[government]]. In the history of the [[United States]], the most prominent example is the secession of eleven Southern states in late 1860 and 1861, but there were threats from [[New England]] in the early 1800s. Recently secession has been talked about in New England (mostly [[Vermont]] and [[New Hampshire]]), [[California]], [[Alaska]], [[the South]], and [[Hawaii]]. These movements are small but are gaining some traction. Outside of the United States, [[Quebec]] and [[Alberta]] have considered secession from [[Canada]], and history is full of examples of secession. |