Question

In the early 19th century, south carolina protested what it believed to be a violation of its rights by

Answer 1

The correct answer that would best complete the given statement above would be "threatening to secede from the Union". In the early 19th century, south Carolina protested what it believed to be a violation of its rights by threatening to secede from the Union.

Answer 2

In the early 19th century, south carolina protested what it believed to be a violation of its rights by threatening to secede from the Union.

South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union following the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860. South Carolina adopted the Declaration of the Immediate Causes to induce and justify the Secession of South Carolina from the Federal Union on December 24, 1860, following a Ordinance of Secession adopted December 20. All of the violations of the alleged rights of Southern states stated in the document pertain to slavery.