The Code Adam program for helping lost children in department stores is named in Adam's memory. The U.S. Congress passed the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act on July 25, 2006, and President Bush signed it into law on July 27.
The Confederacy included the states of Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia. Jefferson Davis was their President. Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, Kentucky and Missouri were called Border States.
The Confederacy Established. South Carolina was the first to secede, on December 20, 1860, followed by Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas. On February 8, 1861, representatives of those states announced the formation of the Confederate States of America, with its capital at Montgomery, Alabama.Jefferson Davis of Mississippiâa Mexican War hero and former secretary of warâwas chosen as president.he constitution of the Confederacy adopted March 11, 1861, was based on that of the United Statesâwas, in fact, virtually the same document in most respects and often used the same language verbatimâbut included provisions that specifically addressed some of the issues that had led to the NorthâSouth schism.