What states seceded from the Union and formed a new nation?

Answer 1

Seven states seceded from the union and formed the Confederacy before Abraham Lincoln took office. They were:

1. South Carolina (December 20, 1860)
2. Mississippi (January 9, 1861)
3. Florida (January 10, 1861)
4. Alabama (January 11, 1861)
5. Georgia (January 19, 1861)
6. Louisiana (January 26, 1861)
7. Texas (February 1, 1861)

After Confederate forces fired on Ft. Sumter an additional four states seceded and joined the Confederacy. They were:

1. Virginia (April 17, 1861)
2. Arkansas (May 6, 1861)
3. Tennessee (May 7, 1861)
4. North Carolina (May 20, 1861)

The northwestern counties of Virginia then seceded from Virginia and sought admission to the Union as the State of West Virginia.

Answer 2

South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union. The others that followed were, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina.

Answer 3

Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.