According to the US Declaration of Independence, Yes. According to the Civil War, No.
South Carolina was the first Southern state to secede, on December 20, 1860. (see related question)
No, counties cannot legally secede from a state in the United States. The Constitution does not provide for counties to secede from a state.
South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union.
South Carolina.
No, a county cannot legally secede from a state.
South Carolina
Type your answer here..they didnt secede until president lincoln told the country it was not ok for every state to have their own laws and then the southeners seceded
For all practical purposes the Confederate Congress believed that a state in the US could hold a vote to remain a member of the US. The results would be either a yes to secede or a no not to secede. The US Constitution is silent about secession. To avoid future political problems, they created a constitution that did not allow for any Confederate state to secede. Thereby, alerting all states joining the Confederacy to understand that this would be a final decision.
There was no official way that a state could secede, so the question was tested by the Civil War. That war determined that a state could not secede. There is a possible exception to this, as many people believe the Constitution of the State of Vermont retains the right for that state to secede.
December 1860. It was South Carolina.
West Virginia. This established that it was just fine for part of a state to secede from its state, but it was NOT fine for states to secede from the US. West Virginia had been a part of Virginia since the colony was created in 1607.
The Southern state of Florida was the second US state to secede, not the third one. Before the bombardment of the Federal Fort Sumter in Charles harbor in April of 1861, seven states were part of the secession. Four others joined after the fall of Fort Sumter.