After Presidential Election of November 6, 1860, the following Southern States seceded from the Union, on the following dates:
South Carolina, 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, 1861
After President Lincoln was inaugurated on March 4, 1861, the following remaining Southern States seceded from the Union, on the following dates:
Virginia on April 17, 1861
Arkansas on May 6,1861
North Carolina on May 20, 1861
Tennessee on June 11, 1861
They seceded after the election of 1860 because Lincoln didn't want to make anymore slave states. The south liked slavery and therefore, the south would not have any say in government. :)
The election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States in Nov. 1860.
South Carolina was the first to secede in 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
The election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States in Nov. 1860.
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)
The first state to secede from the American Union was South Carolina. Directly as a result of the election of Abraham Lincoln as the 16th American president, this southern state seceded from the Union on December 20, 1860.
South Carolina
The first state to secede from the Union was South Carolina, and it did so on December 20, 1860.
South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union.
December 1860. It was South Carolina.
South Carolina seceded from Union December 20th, 1860
Buchanan. The secession of the first state (South Carolina) was a direct response to Lincoln's election win. But Lincoln was not inaugurated until March 1861.