virgina
Yes - or strictly just before war broke out.
it was the first state to secede.
South Carolina
South Carolina
To secede and to keep slavery.
south Carolina
In 1861
virgina
Borders do not secede but states do. Kentucky, Maryland and Missouri were border states that did not secede in the union.
Yes - or strictly just before war broke out.
To preserve the nation and not let the confederate states secede Best Answer: Politics!
South Carolina seceded prior to the start of the American Civil War, but it was the first state to do so.
Confederate - one of the first to secede.
South Carolina
During the Civil War, the Confederacy tried to secede from the Union.
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.