His tenure in office was occupied primarily with the defeat of the secessionist Confederate States of America in the American Civil War.
The Republic of Florida was an independent nation that existed on the territory of the current U.S. state of Florida from January 10, 1861, when it became the third state to declare its secession from the Union following the election of Abraham Lincoln, until February 8, 1861, when it joined the Confederate States of America.
During the presidential term of Andrew Jackson, South Carolina had its own semi-secession movement due to the 1828 "Tariffs of Abomination" which threatened both South Carolina's economy and the Union.
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Following secession, the area incorporated itself as the town of Carolina Shores.
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A portion of the town of Calabash, North Carolina voted to secede from the town in 1998 after receiving permission for a referendum on the issue from the state of North Carolina.
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