[quote=The Nexerus]
Ab had thor do a roll to determine secession, and it had happened to be low.
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To be clear: I didn't have Thor do the roll :p

I rolled twice for the effects of Lincolns Call to Arms. The first roll was an 8, so like OTL it was quite successful in getting troops. The second roll was 1, so unlike OTL it caused much more widespread fury and led to the secession of all border states -- noting OTL that both Kentucky and Missouri had rival Confederate governments in exile in the South and Maryland didn't secede solely because Lincoln surrounded the state legislature with troops to ensure they didn't do anything rash.

The DoW covers the alliance, Dedonus.