I t is true that 95 percent of American households own a car, and most Americans get to work by car (85 percent). It wasnât always this way, nor is it likely to stay this way. Until World War II and into the late 1940s, many Americans did not own cars.
Definition of secede - withdraw formally from membership of a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization Definition of secede - withdraw formally from membership of a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization
In all 11 states seceded from the Union. Four of these (Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee) did not secede until after the Battle of Fort Sumter that occurred on April 12, 1861. Four additional states were Border Slave States that did not secede from the Union: Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland and Delaware.