December 1860.
The first southern state to secede from the Union was South Carolina, which did so on December 20, 1860.
December 1860. It was South Carolina.
The first state to secede from the Union was South Carolina, and it did so on December 20, 1860.
The first state to secede was South Carolina in December 1860. The last to leave the Union was North Carolina in May 1861.
The first state to secede was South Carolina in December 1860. The last to leave the Union was North Carolina in May 1861.
December 20, 1860
No state seceded from the Union in 1880. The first state to secede from the United States was South Carolina, which did so on December 20, 1860, leading to the Civil War. The year 1880 is notable for other historical events, but it did not witness any state secession.
The first one seceded in December 1860 - that was South Carolina. Six more had seceded by the time of Lincoln's inauguration in March.
1860
December 1860
On January 10, 1860, Florida seceded from the Union. Florida was the first State to do so. Later that year South Carolina became the second State to do so.
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