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South Carolina became the first Southern state to declare its secession ; December 20, 1860 .

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What is the South Carolina succession?

That was 'secession'. It was the first state to secede from the USA.


What means that a state withdraws from the union like South Carolina tried to do?

Secession. South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union.


What was the election that the southern states used to secede?

Secession was their response to Lincoln's win of November 1860 (first win by the Republican party).


What led to the secession of the first confederate state?

Abraham Lincoln was elected pes. I'm in 6th grade and I know That !! By the way the first state to secede was SC


Why did the southern states secede first?

Because pro-slavery feelings were stronger in the Deep South. In the Upper South, there was less enthusiasm for secession.


What state was the first member the Union to secede?

West Virginia was once part of Virginia. When Virginia declared secession from the United States to become part of the Confederacy, the counties in northwestern Virginia voted to secede from Virginia and remain loyal to the United States. That area of Virginia became West Virginia. West Virginia became the 35th U.S. state on June 20, 1863.


Why did the southern democrats walk out of the democratic convention?

Southern Democrats are members of the U.S. Democratic Party who reside in the American South and they walked out of the first democrat convention in 1860 because they wanted to secede and there was much opposition!


Who were the first confederate states to secede from the union?

South Carolina was the first to secede.


Which Southern state was the first to secede in 1860?

South Carolina was the first to secede in 1860


Which state was the first of eleven states to secede from the union?

South Carolina was the first to secede.


What did the first state to secede from the union?

The first state to secede from the Union was South Carolina, which did so on December 20, 1860. This decision followed the election of Abraham Lincoln as president, who was perceived as a threat to the institution of slavery. South Carolina's secession set off a chain reaction, leading to the eventual formation of the Confederate States of America and the outbreak of the Civil War.


Which six states immediately followed the first state in secession?

South Carolina was the first state to secede from the United States on December 20, 1860. Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas followed seceding in January and February of 1861.