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**When the South seceded from the union and came under attack by the United States,****Southerners felt that their conflict equated that of the American Revolution. Many called** **it the Second American Revolution.** **A kindling sense of patriotism swung even the dubious from their old allegiances. To** **join the new movement seemed (especially to the youth) an affirmative, progressive,** **heroic act. To resist it seemed negative and timid. Many churches in the South preached** **resistance. The official journal of the powerful Baptist denomination in Mississippi urged** **citizens to insist upon their full rights within the old nation, or win them outside in a new****nation.** **The Seal of the Confederacy even includes an equestrian image of George Washington.** **The South viewed George Washington as the father of their new country. The South even** **officially declares its founding date as February 22, 1862, which is the 130th anniversary** **of George Washington's birth.** **Each state believed that they were sovereign and independent and were only part of the** **union because they had voluntarily agreed to enter into that union. Each Southerner** **cherished the liberty that their forefathers had fought to secure for them.** **The South wholeheartedly desired to co-exist peaceably with the United States.**
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