REPUBLIC OF SOUTH CAROLINA

The 'Republic of South Carolina' is a term for the State of South Carolina as it existed from December 20, 1860 (when it seceded from the Union) to February 8, 1861 (when it joined the other Southern States in the Confederate States of America). By a unanimous vote of 169-0 in a special State convention held in Charleston, South Carolina chose to secede from the Federal Union. It adapted the palmetto flag as its national banner and began preparing for a presumed Federal military response while working to convince other Southern States to secede as well and join in a Confederacy of Southern republics. Today the term is used by those who support the concept of independence for the State.

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★ History of South Carolina

★ Origins of the American Civil War

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★ Republic of South Carolina

★ Free SC Republic