The election of Abraham Lincoln
South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union on December 20, 1860
South Carolina was the first to secede.
1860 ? secede from union
In the prelude-months before the formal beginning of the American Civil War, the event that prompted South Carolina to secede from the Union was the election of Abraham Lincoln as the 16th President of the United States. With Lincoln's strong anti-slavery sentiments well-known throughout the nation, South Carolina anticipated further attacks upon its slave-holding way of life; therefore, it chose to secede from the Lincoln-led Union rather than endure these anticipated attacks.
South Carolina was the first to secede.
Secede
South Carolina.
1860 ? secede from union
South Carolina thought the tarrif (taxes) were too high, so they threatened to secede
The first state to secede from the Union was South Carolina, and it did so on December 20, 1860.
December 20, 1860
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