Why did South Carolina secede the union?

Answer 1

South Carolina was the first one that did.

That state had always been the one that asserted States' Rights most loudly, and it led the secession.

When Sherman had finished with Georgia, he punished South Carolina heavily for starting the war, burning down the capital Columbia.

Answer 2

Yes, they seceded from the Union as soon as they heard of Lincoln's election victory.

They were the first state to secede, and they paid a heavy price for this later when Sherman punished them hard for having started the war.

Answer 3

South Carolina seceded because of the president election. South Carolina was a southern state, and when Abraham Lincoln became president the South thought that slavery (BLACK PEOPLE) would be abolished. Sense Slavery was the southerners way to get money, they left the Union. South Carolina was the first state to secede.

Answer 4

South Carolina threatened to secede for many reasons. One of them was because a line in the Declaration of Independence offended a senator from south Carolina, therefore, he threatened to secede. You may want to research this information farther, I am not sure if its correct.

Answer 5

yes in fact they were the first states to secede from the union

Answer 6

because of popular sovereignty and dred scott vs. sandford. attack on ferry, election of 1860 and some other stuff too long to write ;)