There was no official way that a state could secede, so the question was tested by the Civil War. That war determined that a state could not secede. There is a possible exception to this, as many people believe the Constitution of the State of Vermont retains the right for that state to secede.
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If a state leaves the union, it is said to secede.
November 6, 1860 Lincoln Elected Original 7 State to secede from the union December 20, 1860 South Caraliona votes to secede January 9, 1861 Mississippi votes to secede January 10, 1861 Florida votes to secede January 11, 1861 Alabama votes to secede January 19, 1861 Georgia votes to secede January 26, 1861 Louisiana votes to secede February 1, 1861 Texas votes to secede
No, counties cannot legally secede from a state in the United States. The Constitution does not provide for counties to secede from a state.
No, a county cannot legally secede from a state.
The first state to secede was South Carolina in December 1860. The last to leave the Union was North Carolina in May 1861.
Number One. South Carolina was the first state 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.
The last state to secede from the Union was the North Carolina.
Yes, Arkansas was the ninth state to secede from the United states and join the Confederate States of America. It seceded May 6, 1861. Tennessee also seceded the same day.
No. Texas has been threatening secession on and off for 150 years. More importantly, no state has the legal right to secede from the United States. There is some possibility that a state could leave with permission from Congress, but that is unexplored legal territory, and it is definitely settled case law that no state may unilaterally decide to secede.
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what were the slave state that did not secede and join the confederancy
South Carolina was the first to secede.
South Carolina was the first to secede in 1860