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  2. Secession in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The most serious attempt at secession was advanced in the years 1860 and 1861 as 11 Southern states each declared secession from the United States, and joined to form the Confederate States of America, a procedure and body that the government of the United States refused to accept. The movement collapsed in 1865 with the defeat of Confederate ...

  3. List of active separatist movements in North America

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    Political parties (secessionist): Parti Québécois, Bloc Québécois, Québec solidaire, Communist Party of Canada, Marxist–Leninist Party of Quebec, Climat Québec. Political parties (autonomist): Coalition Avenir Québec, Équipe Autonomiste. British Columbia.

  4. Texas secession movements - Wikipedia

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    Texas secession movements. Texas secession movements, also known as the Texas Independence movement or Texit, [1][2] refers to both the secession of Texas during the American Civil War as well as activities of modern organizations supporting such efforts to secede from the United States and become an independent sovereign state.

  5. Secession - Wikipedia

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    There is no consensus on the definition of political secession despite many political theories on the subject. [2]According to the 2017 book Secession and Security, by political scientist Ahsan Butt, states respond violently to secessionist movements if the potential state poses a greater threat than the would-be secessionist movement. [4]

  6. List of active separatist movements in Europe - Wikipedia

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    Political organisations: Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People, Qurultay of the Crimean Tatar People, Yellow Ribbon. Militant organisations: Atesh, Popular Resistance of Ukraine. Donetsk People's Republic, Luhansk People's Republic (Annexed by Russia in 2022) People: Ukrainians, Pro-Ukrainian Russians in Ukraine.

  7. List of historical separatist movements in North America

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    New England's Secession Conventions of 1803, 1808, 1814, and 1843. Republic of New Afrika. State of Franklin, secessionist North Carolina western territory (1784–1789) State of Muskogee, secessionist Florida territory (1799 - 1803) For historic Texas separatist movements, see Mexico, above. Republic of West Florida. Conch Republic.

  8. Lists of historical separatist movements - Wikipedia

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    Presented below is a list of the lists of historical separatist movements by continent: List of historical separatist movements in Africa. List of historical separatist movements in Asia. List of historical separatist movements in Europe. List of historical separatist movements in North America. List of historical separatist movements in Oceania.

  9. Partition and secession in California - Wikipedia

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    Partition and secession in California. There are 58 counties of California currently. California, the most populous state in the United States and third largest in area after Alaska and Texas, has been the subject of more than 220 proposals to divide it into multiple states since its admission to the Union in 1850, [1] including at least 27 ...