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What US state was the first to secede from the US and on what grounds?
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∙ 7y ago
South Carolina on April 12, 1861 they attacked Ft. Sumter in Charleston harbor that was a union site. The southern states thought that Lincoln would declare slavery illegal and they felt they had the right to decide the issue for themselves. It was a States rights issue.
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∙ 7y ago
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∙ 7y agoSouth Carolina was the first US state to ever secede from the US. The leaders of the state believed that the election of President-elect Lincoln would be a threat to their state and to all of its values, including the institution of slavery. South Carolina declared its "freedom" in December of 1860.
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What was the first state to secede from the US in the civil war?
South Carolina was the first Southern state to secede, on December 20, 1860. (see related question)
What was the name of the 1st state to secede?
South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union.
What state was the first state to secede from the Union helping to spark the Civil War in the US?
South Carolina.
Which was the first state to secede from the US of America on the date December 201860?
South Carolina
What month and year did the first southern state secede from the US?
December 1860. It was South Carolina.
Which state was the first to withdraw from the US during the civil war?
South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union on December 20, 1860.
Which states was the first state to secede from the US?
South Carolina
What was the first state to vote to secede from the us?
In 1860 South Carolina seceded from the union
Can a state secede from the US?
According to the US Declaration of Independence, Yes. According to the Civil War, No.
Was South Carolina the first state to secede from the US prior to the Civil War?
The state of South Carolina seceded from the United States on December 20, 1860. South Carolina was the first state to secede and soon after another six Southern states followed. After the Battle of Fort Sumter, another four states seceded and joined the Confederacy.
What US state has an oil well on the grounds of its state capitol?
Oklahoma
What did Abraham Lincoln believe was important for the US?
LIncoln's first goal was to preserve the union of the United States. He did not accept the right of any state to secede from the union.
