South Carolina became the first Southern state to declare its secession ; December 20, 1860 .
the u.s had been formed by a voluntary joining of states
That was 'secession'. It was the first state to secede from the USA.
No, that was South Carolina. West Virginia was a new state formed from the Western counties of Virginia, which had voted solidly against secession, and broke away from Virginia to join the USA in 1863.
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The state of West Virginia, composed of counties in Virginia which were opposed to its secession, joined the Union on June 20, 1863.
Abraham Lincoln was elected pes. I'm in 6th grade and I know That !! By the way the first state to secede was SC
Secession. South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union.
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Secession
Andhra Pradesh is the first State which was formed on the basis of language.
The act of withdrawing a state from the Union of the United States is called "secession". By definition secession has happened in many countries throughout the years, but the most relevant example of secession in the United States occurred in the 1860s with the secession of 11 states from the United States who formed their own government and declared themselves the "Confederate States of America". What resulted was the Civil War, which lasted from 1861 until 1865 when the Confederate States of America were defeated and forcibly re-entered into the United States.