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Several states seceded from the United States in the lead-up to the Civil War, with South Carolina being the first in December 1860. The primary reason for secession was the disagreement over slavery, particularly its expansion into new territories and states. Southern states believed that their economic interests and way of life depended on the institution of slavery, while many in the North sought to limit or abolish it. This tension ultimately led to the formation of the Confederacy and the outbreak of the Civil War.

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