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Declaration of Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of South Carolina from the Federal Union

  • 12/1860

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This document outlines the stated reasons why the South Carolina state government separated from the United States of America, including the accusation that the Federal Government violated the U.S. Constitution and encroached upon the reserved rights of the States.

Citation

This primary source comes from the War Department Collection of Confederate Records.

National Archives Identifier: 3863809

Full Citation: Declaration of Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of South Carolina from the Federal Union; 12/1860; War Department Collection of Confederate Records, Record Group 109. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/declaration-of-immediate-causes-which-induce-and-justify-the-secession-of-south-carolina-from-the-federal-union/, January 9, 2026]

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