South Carolina became the first Southern state to declare its secession ; December 20, 1860 .
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Lincoln's Presidency
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Secession is the formal withdrawal of a state from the Union. There were eleven Southern states that seceded from the Union in 1860, which led to the Civil War.
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because it was cool
Southern State Parkway was created in 1927.
West Virginia
Well slavery was a big part of the southern secession.