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Secession of Southern States ï® ï® ï® ï® After Lincolnâs victory in the presidential election, many Southern states saw no other choice bit to secede from (or leave) the United States. They viewed Lincoln as a devout abolitionist and a threat to their way of life. South Carolina was the first to leave on December 20, 1860 By the first of February 1861, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida and Georgia had all seceded from the Union. The Southern States justified their leaving the Union under the theory of STATES RIGHTS. This theory held that since states joined the Union voluntarily than they should also be allowed to leave the Union if they desired,.
