South Carolina, was the first state to secede from the Union, on December 20, 1860.
followed by:
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
(Abraham Lincoln inaugurated as President on March 4, 1861)
(Hostilities began at Fort Sumter, S.C., on April 12, 1861)
Virginia on April 17, 1861
Arkansas on May 6,1861
North Carolina on May 20, 1861
Tennessee on June 11, 1861
South Carolina, was the first state to secede from the Union, on December 20, 1860.
followed by:
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
(Abraham Lincoln inaugurated as President on March 4, 1861)
(Hostilities began at Fort Sumter, S.C., on April 12, 1861)
Virginia on April 17, 1861
Arkansas on May 6,1861
North Carolina on May 20, 1861
Tennessee on June 11, 1861
In December of 1860, the state of South Carolina declared its independence from the US and seceded to create its own "nation" . This would not stand unless another ten states also seceded.
If a state leaves the union, it is said to secede.
In 1860 South Carolina seceded from the union
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Yes. North Carolina wasn't the first state to secede but a few states had already done so and it was a state that promoted slavery and Abraham Lincoln opposed of slavery.
Missouri did secede, in fact callaway county in Missouri is still "technically" seceded from the Union
South Carolina was the first to secede.
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The first southern state to secede from the Union was South Carolina, which did so on December 20, 1860.
South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union on December 20, 1860
The first state to secede from the Union was South Carolina, and it did so on December 20, 1860.
Tennessee was the last state to secede from the Union. It was also the first to rejoin.