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 southern state to secede from the Union was South Carolina, which did so on December 20, 1860.
The first state to secede from the Union was South Carolina, and it did so on December 20, 1860.
1871
1861
South Carolina seceded in December 1860, in response to Lincoln's election win. Six more states had followed suit by the time Lincoln rejected the last Compromise (which would have allowed some new slave-states), and after the Confederates fired on Forth Sumter in April 1861, another four states joined them, making eleven in all.
December 20, 1860
The first southern state to secede from the Union was South Carolina, which did so on December 20, 1860.
At the present time (in the year 2010) all 50 states support the union. There are no states that wish to secede.
The first state to secede was South Carolina in December 1860. The last to leave the Union was North Carolina in May 1861.
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The first state to secede from the Union was South Carolina, and it did so on December 20, 1860.
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.
oobb
1871
The Confederate States of America was formed on February 4, 1861 after some Southern states decided to secede or leave the Union. i do believe it was actually february 8th.
Tennessee was the last of the eleven Southern states to declare secession from the Union as a substantial portion of the population were against secession. Tennessee seceded from the United States on June 8, 1861.
December 1860.