<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Historical era </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> American Civil War / International relations of the Great Powers (1814--1919) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> American Civil War / International relations of the Great Powers (1814--1919) </Li> </Ul> <Li> American Civil War / International relations of the Great Powers (1814--1919) </Li> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Provisional constitution </Td> <Td> February 8, 1861 </Td> </Tr>

Which confederate state was the first to secede from the union