The speech also did not impress other states who were considering secession from the Union.

In January 1861 the General Assembly called an election for the people to vote on whether Arkansas should hold a convention to consider secession.

With many in our city frustrated enough to consider secession, I have asked for such a commission because I'd like to see the city remain together.

The incident provoked a crisis while other southern states began to more seriously consider secession from the Union.

In much of the South, elections were held to select delegates to special conventions empowered to consider secession from the Union.

Moderate sentiment still held sway through 1860; but, early in 1861, increasing tensions forced Virginians to consider secession.

There's nothing wrong with the Governor's argument that Staten Islanders have a democratic right to consider secession.

Voters went to the polls five days later to choose delegates to a state convention to consider secession.

In favor of considering secession, four thousand three hundred fifty-one to fifteen hundred twelve.

Buthelezi for his part warned that Kwazulu would consider secession if constitutional negotiations did not guarantee adequate self-determination in a federal structure.