Secession of South Carolina in 1860

E707622

event in the American Civil War era historical event state secession

The Secession of South Carolina in 1860 was the landmark decision by South Carolina to leave the United States, becoming the first state to secede and helping trigger the American Civil War.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Statements Referenced by

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	event in the American Civil War era ⓘ historical event ⓘ state secession ⓘ
adoptedBy	South Carolina Secession Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ
adoptedIn	Charleston, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Ordinance of Secession of South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ South Carolina Ordinance of Secession NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	State of South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
chronology	occurred after the election of Abraham Lincoln in November 1860 ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
date	1860-12-20 ⓘ
documentedIn	Declaration of the Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of South Carolina from the Federal Union NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstOf	first state secession from the United States during the secession crisis of 1860–1861 ⓘ
followedBy	establishment of the Confederate States of America in February 1861 ⓘ secession of Alabama ⓘ secession of Florida ⓘ secession of Georgia ⓘ secession of Louisiana ⓘ secession of Mississippi ⓘ secession of Texas ⓘ
follows	United States presidential election of 1860 NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasEffect	contributed to the outbreak of the American Civil War ⓘ led to the formation of the Confederate States of America ⓘ triggered the secession of other Southern states ⓘ
historicalSignificance	key step on the road to civil war in the United States ⓘ marked the beginning of the formal breakup of the Union ⓘ
legalForm	ordinance of secession ⓘ
location	South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
motivatedBy	desire to preserve the institution of slavery ⓘ fear of Republican control of the federal government ⓘ white supremacist ideology ⓘ
opposedBy	President James Buchanan’s administration NERFINISHED ⓘ Unionists in the United States ⓘ
partOf	events leading to the American Civil War ⓘ secession crisis of 1860–1861 ⓘ
politicalAlignment	pro-slavery ⓘ
precededBy	growing sectional conflict over slavery ⓘ nullification crisis of 1832–1833 NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryCause	defense of slavery ⓘ perceived threats to slavery from the federal government ⓘ
relatedDocument	South Carolina Ordinance of Secession NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ Confederate States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort Sumter crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ
statedCause	alleged violations of states’ rights ⓘ disputes over the powers of the federal government ⓘ
voteResult	unanimous among delegates present ⓘ
year	1860 ⓘ

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

History of Charleston, South Carolina → involvedInEvent → Secession of South Carolina in 1860 ⓘ