Secession in Georgia and Alexander Stephen's Role

Alexander Stephens was a politician in Georgia as well as the Vice President of the Confederacy.  At first he agreed that secession was not the right thing to do, with a few exceptions.  He believed that the Compromise of 1850 was acceptable as long as the Fugitive Slave Act was strong and in place.  Cotton was a major cash crop in the south, and the confederacy believed they needed slaves to care for it.  Slavery is a primary reason that states seceded from the Union, including Georgia.  Alexander Stephens made the final decision that Georgia would secede from the Union even though Georgia's vote wasn't unanimous like the other Confederate states, causing a huge change throughout the country. 

Secession in Georgia
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