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The first state to secede from the Union was South Carolina, which did so on December 20, 1860. This act of secession was a response to the election of Abraham Lincoln and growing tensions over issues such as slavery and states' rights. South Carolina's departure marked the beginning of the Civil War, as it was followed by several other Southern states seceding in the months that followed.

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