alleryStart learning →Which state first declared its secession after Lincoln's 1860 election?
ANorth Carolina
BLouisiana
CMississippi
DSouth Carolina
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. South Carolina
South Carolina declared secession in December 1860 before the other Southern states followed.
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