Seven states declared their secession before Lincoln took office on March 4, 1861: # South Carolina (December 20, 1860) # Mississippi (January 9, 1861) # Florida (January 10, 1861) # Alabama (January 11, 1861) # Georgia (January 19, 1861) # Louisiana (January 26, 1861) # Texas (February 1, 1861) After the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, and Lincoln's subsequent call for troops on April 15, four more states declared their secession: # Virginia (April 17, 1861; ratified by voters May 23, 1861) # Arkansas (May 6, 1861) # Tennessee (May 7, 1861; ratified by voters June 8, 1861) # North Carolina (May 20, 1861)
South Carolina December 20, 1860 Mississippi January 9, 1861 Florida January 10, 1861 Alabama January 11, 1861 Georgia January 19, 1861 Louisiana January 26, 1861 Texas February 1, 1861 Virginia April 17, 1861 Arkansas May 6, 1861 North Carolina May 20, 1861 Tennessee June 8, 1861
The only state that had seceded from the Union in 1860 was South Carolina on December 20, 1860. Here is a list of the states that seceded. * South Carolina - December 20, 1860 * Mississippi - January 9, 1861 * Florida - January 10, 1861 * Alabama - January 11, 1861 * Georgia - January 19, 1861 * Louisiana - January 26, 1861 * Texas - February 1, 1861 * Virginia - April 17, 1861; ratified by voters May 23, 1861 * Arkansas - May 6, 1861 * Tennessee - May 7, 1861; ratified by voters June 8, 1861 * North Carolina - May 20, 1861
In 1861, four Southern states seceded from the Union. These were:Virginia, April 17th;Tennessee, May 7th;Arkansas, May 9th; andNorth Carolina, May 20th.
South Carolina was the first state to secede from the United States following the election of Abraham Lincoln. South Carolina seceded on December 20, 1860. South Carolina was followed by Mississippi on January 9, 1861, Florida on January 10, 1861, Alabama on January 11, 1861, Georgia on January 19, 1861, Louisiana on January 26, 1861, Texas on February 1, 1861, Virginia on April 17, 1861, Arkansas on May 6, 1861, North Carolina on May 20, 1861, and Tennessee on June 8, 1861.
11 states in the south
The Confederate States of America.
The Constitution of the Confederate States of America was adopted
Yes 11 states had seceded from the Union after the election of Abraham Lincoln as President: South Carolina - December 20, 1860 Mississippi - January 9, 1861 Florida - January 10, 1861 Alabama - January 11, 1861 Georgia - January 19, 1861 Louisiana - January 26, 1861 Texas - February 1, 1861 Virginia - April 17, 1861 Arkansas - May 6, 1861 North Carolina - May 20, 1861 Tennessee - June 8, 1861
The Constitution of the Confederate States of America was adopted
Seven states seceded by February 1861: * South Carolina (December 20, 1860) * Mississippi (January 9, 1861) * Florida (January 10 1861) * Alabama (January 11 1861) * Georgia (January 19, 1861) * Louisiana (January 26 1861) * Texas (February 1 1861) After Lincoln called for troops, four more states seceded: * Virginia (April 17, 1861) * Arkansas (May 6, 1861) * North Carolina (May 20 1861) * Tennessee (June 8 1861)
ALL of the southern states seceded from the union. It is unclear which 7 states you refer to.South Carolina on 20 December 1860 Mississippi on 9 January 1861. Florida on 10 January 1861. Alabama on 11 January 1861. Georgia on 19 January 1861. Louisiana on 26 January 1861. Texas Tennessee
* South Carolina (December 20, 1860), * Mississippi (January 9, 1861) * Florida (January 10, 1861), * Alabama (January 11, 1861), * Georgia (January 19, 1861), * Louisiana (January 26, 1861), * Texas (February 1, 1861). * Virginia (April 17, 1861) * Arkansas (May 6, 1861), * North Carolina (May 20, 1861) * Tennessee (June 8, 1861).
Before Lincoln took office on March 4, 1861, Seven Southern states seceded from the Union:# South Carolina on December 20, 1860 # Mississippi on January 9, 1861 # Florida on January 10, 1861 # Alabama on January 11, 1861 # Georgia on January 19, 1861 # Louisiana on January 26, 1861 # Texas on February 1, 1861After the beginning of the war and the attack on Fort Sumter (April 12, 1861), four more states declared secession:# Virginia on April 17, 1861 # Arkansas on May 6, 1861 # Tennessee on May 7, 1861 # North Carolina on May 20, 1861
Seven states declared their secession before Lincoln took office on March 4, 1861: # South Carolina (December 20, 1860) # Mississippi (January 9, 1861) # Florida (January 10, 1861) # Alabama (January 11, 1861) # Georgia (January 19, 1861) # Louisiana (January 26, 1861) # Texas (February 1, 1861) After the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, and Lincoln's subsequent call for troops on April 15, four more states declared their secession: # Virginia (April 17, 1861; ratified by voters May 23, 1861) # Arkansas (May 6, 1861) # Tennessee (May 7, 1861; ratified by voters June 8, 1861) # North Carolina (May 20, 1861)
Despite the controversy this answer will cause, a declaration of war was quite a formal act in the 19th Century. With that said, the States forming the Confederacy did not declare that a state of war existed with the US until May 6, 1861. To satisfy the preponderate view that the war began in Charleston Bay on April 12, 1861, here are the order in which the "Southern States" seceded from the United States: 1. South Carolina 12/20/1860; 2. Mississippi 1/9/ 1861 3. Florida 1/10/1861 4.Alabama 1/11/1861 5. Georgia 1/19/1861 6.Louisiana 1/26/1861 7. Texas 2/1/1861 8. Virginia 4/17/1861 9. Arkansas 5/6/1861 10. North Carolina 5/20/1861 11. Tennessee 6/8/1861
South Carolina December 20, 1860 Mississippi January 9, 1861 Florida January 10, 1861 Alabama January 11, 1861 Georgia January 19, 1861 Louisiana January 26, 1861 Texas February 1, 1861 Virginia April 17, 1861 Arkansas May 6, 1861 North Carolina May 20, 1861 Tennessee June 8, 1861