First Wave Secession (20 déc. 1860 – 1 févr. 1861)
Description:
South Carolina is the first to secede in December 1860followed by Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, | Georgia, and Louisiana in January of 1861
Texas in February
President Lincoln is not in office yet, during the lame duck era of the Buchanan presidency.
lame duck = when a new president has been elected but the old president is still in office, they don't pass any laws or do anything
Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
20 déc. 1860
1 févr. 1861
~ 1 months and 12 days