The Southern state of Florida was the second US state to secede, not the third one. Before the bombardment of the Federal Fort Sumter in Charles harbor in April of 1861, seven states were part of the secession. Four others joined after the fall of Fort Sumter.
South Carolina
In 1860 South Carolina seceded from the union
Florida
The US State of Florida was purchased from Spain in 1819. It became the 27th State in 1845.
North Dakota
On January 10, 1861, Florida delegates, who were meeting in Tallahassee, the state capital, voted to secede from the U.S. With that action, Florida became one of the original 6 states to secede from the U.S. and form the Confederacy. (A factoid from America's Library.)
Florida became the 27th state of the United States on 3 March 1845. Also, Florida was the 3rd state to secede from the United States on 10 January 1861, and it became one of the six original states of the Confederate States of America on 8 February 1861. After the end of the U.S. Civil War, Florida was the 3rd Confederate state readmitted to the United States on 25 June 1868.
South Carolina was the first Southern state to secede, on December 20, 1860. (see related question)
According to the US Declaration of Independence, Yes. According to the Civil War, No.
South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union.
South Carolina.
South Carolina
Well Florida is a state there are no states in Florida Florida. is a state.
Only one US state starts with the letter F and that is Florida.
Florida is a very flat state.
As of 2021, approximately 6.3% of the total U.S. population lives in Florida, making it the third most populous state in the country.
For all practical purposes the Confederate Congress believed that a state in the US could hold a vote to remain a member of the US. The results would be either a yes to secede or a no not to secede. The US Constitution is silent about secession. To avoid future political problems, they created a constitution that did not allow for any Confederate state to secede. Thereby, alerting all states joining the Confederacy to understand that this would be a final decision.