Because it was the state that had always championed the cause of States Rights.
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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.
The first four states to secede were: South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida and Alabama.
South Carolina, Florida, missippi, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas
they wanted to leave the union because couldn't nullify the Tariff of 1816.
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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.