As economic and social conflicts escalated, how many states from the south seceded from the union?

As economic and social conflicts escalated 11 states seceded from the union.

Explanation:  

At the beginning, initial Confederacy was established in the Montgomery Convention in February 1861 by seven states (South Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, adding Texas in March before Lincoln's inauguration), expanded in May–July 1861 (with Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina).

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