> No. They left after the north raised the tariff No, they didn't. Lincoln was elected in Nov 6, 1860. [0] South Carolina seceded around a month later, on De

> No. They left after the north raised the tariff No, they didn't. Lincoln was elected in Nov 6, 1860. [0] South Carolina seceded around a month later, on December 20, 1860 [1]. Georgia began drafting a new constitution in January 1861[2], after voting to secede a few days earlier. The Morill Tariff passed in the senate on Feb 20, 1861, two months after SC seceded, and one month after GA.[3] [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1860_United_States_presidential_election https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1860_United_States_presidentia... [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Carolina_Declaration_of_Secession https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Carolina_Declaration_of_... [2]: https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/georgia-secession-convention-of-1861 https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-poli... [3]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morrill_Tariff#Renewed_Senate_action https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morrill_Tariff#Renewed_Senate_...