Which state was the first to secede from the Union following the election of Abraham Lincoln?
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Correct answer: South Carolina
South Carolina seceded on December 20, 1860, just weeks after Lincoln's election. The state's leaders argued that the election of a sectional candidate hostile to slavery made stay in the Union impossible.
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