to break its contracts with the federal government.
The first state to secede from the Union was South Carolina, and it did so on December 20, 1860.
South Carolina
South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union on December 20, 1860
South Carolina seceeded from the United States of America
South Carolina seceded from the Union primarily due to their belief in states' rights and the protection of slavery as an institution.
South Carolina threatened to secede in 1833 with the Nullification Act.
South Carolina was the first to secede.
South carolina
South Carolina seceded from the USA, followed by six others in the following weeks.
South Carolina seceded prior to the start of the American Civil War, but it was the first state to do so.
South Carolina
South Carolina was the first to secede in 1860