What was the first state to secede from the United States?

What was the first state to secede from the United States?

• A. Georgia
• B. South Carolina
• C. Virginia
• D. North Carolina

Answer: (B)

South Carolina was the first state to secede from the United States. After Lincoln’s 1860 election, the state held a secession convention and voted to leave, with the ordinance of secession adopted on December 20, 1860. This made it the earliest to dissolve ties with the Union, setting in motion the formation of the Confederate States. Other Southern states followed later—Georgia in January 1861, and Virginia and North Carolina in 1861—so none of them seceded before South Carolina.

South Carolina was the first state to secede from the United States. After Lincoln’s 1860 election, the state held a secession convention and voted to leave, with the ordinance of secession adopted on December 20, 1860. This made it the earliest to dissolve ties with the Union, setting in motion the formation of the Confederate States. Other Southern states followed later—Georgia in January 1861, and Virginia and North Carolina in 1861—so none of them seceded before South Carolina.