The only state that had seceded from the Union in 1860 was South Carolina on December 20, 1860. Here is a list of the states that seceded.
* 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 * Texas - February 1, 1861 * Virginia - April 17, 1861; ratified by voters May 23, 1861 * Arkansas - May 6, 1861 * Tennessee - May 7, 1861; ratified by voters June 8, 1861 * North Carolina - May 20, 1861
Florida and South Carolina were the only Southern states to secede in 1860. The other 9 seceded in 1861.
Only one state seceded in 1860, South Carolina.
...victory of Lincoln in the November 1860 election.
South Carolina seceded from the Union along with 7 other states. These states became the Confederate States of America and they fought against the Union.
Based on the election of Abraham Lincoln to the US presidency, South Carolina left the Union on December 20, 1860.
Florida and South Carolina were the only Southern states to secede in 1860. The other 9 seceded in 1861.
Only one state seceded in 1860, South Carolina.
States in the South seceded from the Union (apex)
The most immediate result of Abraham Lincoln's election to the presidency in 1860 was that many Southern states seceded from the Union. Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States.
They succeeded in protest of the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 because he was an abolitionist (anti-slavery) and they where afraid he would abolish (get ride of) slavery in all states. A: Lincoln was not an abolitionist he just wanted to preserve the union. Actually in 1860-1861 eleven Southern states joined the Confederacy.
During the Civil War era in American history, the secession of most of the Southern states occurred from December 1860 to February 1861, when seven states seceded from the Union. Four more states seceded after formal hostilities broke out in early April 1861.
Seven Southern Confederate states seceded from the Union in 1860. The other four Southern states did likewise in 1861. These states were in favor of slavery, and believed Abraham Lincoln would try to bring an end to slavery, which he eventually did.
The Southern states seceded from December of 1860 to April of 1861.
...victory of Lincoln in the November 1860 election.
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.
South Carolina seceded from the Union along with 7 other states. These states became the Confederate States of America and they fought against the Union.
During the American Civil War, the secessionist states seceded from the Union at different times starting in December of 1860. Tennessee was the last Southern state to secede, doing so on June 8, 1861.