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South Carolina
South Carolina seceded on December 20th 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.
Oddly enough, North Carolina was the last state to secede from the Union on May 20, 1861. South Carolina was the first to leave five months earlier on December 20, 1860.
December 20, 1860
The first southern state to secede from the Union was South Carolina, which did so on December 20, 1860.
December 20, 1860
On December 20, 1860
The first U.S. state to leave the Union in 1860 was South Carolina. On December 20 of that year, South Carolina adopted an ordinance of secession, citing issues such as states' rights and the election of Abraham Lincoln as key factors. This act marked the beginning of the secession crisis that ultimately led to the Civil War.
South Carolina seceded on that date.