no it stayed in the union as a border state
South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union.
South Carolina seceded prior to the start of the American Civil War, but it was the first state to do so.
No, it was not a state at the time, only a territory and thus couldn't sucede from the union.
Yes, but it wasn't one of the first states to do so. That was fortunate, when Sherman arrived there after putting the boot into South Carolina, which was identified as the state that started the war.
Georgia
Congress maintained that it was treasonable for a state to secede from the USA. The South maintained that the USA had started as a voluntary union of states, and that any state was free to quit.
The 7 states of the south that threatened to secede if Lincoln became President.
New York
New York
South Carolina
South Carolina
The south in an uproar threatened to secede, if the balance of slave and free states was not maintained.
There was no official way that a state could secede, so the question was tested by the Civil War. That war determined that a state could not secede. There is a possible exception to this, as many people believe the Constitution of the State of Vermont retains the right for that state to secede.
Number One. South Carolina was the first state to secede.
The last state to secede from the Union was the North Carolina.
It was the capital of the first state to secede. It started the trouble. It should pay.