Because pro-slavery feelings were stronger in the Deep South. In the Upper South, there was less enthusiasm for secession.
South Carolina was the first to secede in 1860
December 1860.
The first southern state to secede from the Union was South Carolina, which did so on December 20, 1860.
South Carolina was the first Southern state to secede, on December 20, 1860. (see related question)
South Carolina
South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union.
The first state to secede from the Union was South Carolina, and it did so on December 20, 1860.
South Carolina seceded from Union December 20th, 1860
December 1860. It was South Carolina.
states rights and threat of invasion by federal gov't to southern states.
Which event caused the Southern States to secede from the Union
The first state to secede was South Carolina in December 1860. The last to leave the Union was North Carolina in May 1861.