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title: "When and why did the secession begin? What state seceded first?"  
description: "When and why did the secession begin? What state seceded first?"  
author: "Richardson hayes"  
published: 2018-04-24  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41405/when-and-why-did-the-secession-begin-what-state-seceded-first  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# When and why did the secession begin? What state seceded first?

When and why did the secession begin? What [state seceded](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34797/which-state-seceded-from-virginia-in-1863) first?


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