In December 1860, South Carolina became the first state to secede from the Union, leading to the eventual formation of the Confederate States of America. Texas had already been admitted to the Union in 1845, the Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed in 1854, and the Supreme Court had ruled on the issue of nullification in the 1830s.

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In December 1860

Question 54

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In December 1860,

A) Texas was admitted to the Union.
B) South Carolina seceded from the Union.
C) the Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed.
D) the Supreme Court ruled on the issue of nullification.

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