Here are the first six states that seceded from the Union, in order of secession:
South Carolina December 20, 1860 Mississippi January 9, 1861 Florida January 10, 1861 Alabama January 11, 1861 Georgia January 19, 1861 Louisiana January 26, 1861
As per above, they were South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas.
The first six states, in order of admission to the Union, were: Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts
Alabama was among the first seven states to secede from the Union and was the home of the first Confederate capital which was at Montgomery.
Louisiana seceded from the Union on January 26, 1861, and was among the first seven states to form the new country called The Confederate States of America in February of 1861. The other six states joining her were, South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and Texas.
November 6, 1860 Lincoln Elected Original 7 State to secede from the union December 20, 1860 South Caraliona votes to secede January 9, 1861 Mississippi votes to secede January 10, 1861 Florida votes to secede January 11, 1861 Alabama votes to secede January 19, 1861 Georgia votes to secede January 26, 1861 Louisiana votes to secede February 1, 1861 Texas votes to secede
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Seven seceded before Fort Sumter, and four more immediately after it. Total eleven states of the Confederacy.
Alabama was among the first seven states to secede from the Union and was the home of the first Confederate capital which was at Montgomery.
Abraham Lincoln - the first Republican president
South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, Florida. The Confederate States of America.
It did secede. It was one of the original seven.
Abraham Lincoln
South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Alabama, Georgia.
Louisiana seceded from the Union on January 26, 1861, and was among the first seven states to form the new country called The Confederate States of America in February of 1861. The other six states joining her were, South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and Texas.
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Texas seceded from the Union on February 1, 1861. It was among the first seven states that formed the Confederate States of America.
November 6, 1860 Lincoln Elected Original 7 State to secede from the union December 20, 1860 South Caraliona votes to secede January 9, 1861 Mississippi votes to secede January 10, 1861 Florida votes to secede January 11, 1861 Alabama votes to secede January 19, 1861 Georgia votes to secede January 26, 1861 Louisiana votes to secede February 1, 1861 Texas votes to secede
On January 10, 1861, Florida delegates, who were meeting in Tallahassee, the state capital, voted to secede from the U.S. With that action, Florida became one of the original 6 states to secede from the U.S. and form the Confederacy. (A factoid from America's Library.)
The 7 states that left the union were the Confederate States of America, or the Confederacy. 4 additional states joined the first 7 to complete the Confederacy.