Secession of South Carolina- Following the election of Abraham Linclon as President of the United States in 1860, South Carolina was the first of 7 states to secede from the union. They claimed, as their reasons for secession, frequent violations of the Constitution by the federal government and encroachments upon the reserved rights of the Senate. But did South Carolina have the right, legally or morally, to secede from the Union and establish its own Confederacy? After …showed first 75 words of 632 total…

…showed last 75 words of 632 total…Lincoln's election in 1860. They had signed 3 documents prior to that establishing them as free and independent states. They did not, however, have any moral right to do so. One of there goals as a state in the United States was to form a more perfect union. Seceding and causing a civil war between a country that fought for its independence, as a country is not a good example of how to form a perfect union.