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West Virginia was once part of Virginia. When Virginia declared secession from the United States to become part of the Confederacy, the counties in northwestern Virginia voted to secede from Virginia and remain loyal to the United States. That area of Virginia became West Virginia. West Virginia became the 35th U.S. state on June 20, 1863.
The 7 states of the south that threatened to secede if Lincoln became President.
December 1860, as soon as it heard the result of Lincoln's election as President. Incidentally, it did not just attempt to secede. It did secede, followed by ten more Southern states.
Delaware, on December 7, 1789 became the first state to ratify the New Constitution with a unanimous vote.
December 7, 1787 is the date that Delaware ratified the Constitution and so became the first state in the union.
The last state to secede from the Union was the North Carolina.
South Carolina became the first Southern state to declare its secession ; December 20, 1860 .
December 1860. It was South Carolina.
December 1860.
The first southern state to secede from the Union was South Carolina, which did so on December 20, 1860.
The first state to secede from the Union was South Carolina, and it did so on December 20, 1860.
South Carolina was the first Southern state to secede, on December 20, 1860. (see related question)
South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union on December 20, 1860
South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union.
South Carolina
On December 20, 1860, the state of South Carolina voted to remove itself from the United States of America.
I would say that the first Confederate state is South Carolina because it was the first state to leave the Union(secede).