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What was the action of the state of Virginia?

seceded from the Union after the election of Lincoln
seceded from the Union after Fort Sumter
did not secede from the Union

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seceded from the Union after Fort Sumter.

Virginia's secession vote came April 17, 1861, after the bombardment of Fort Sumter and Lincoln's subsequent call for troops; (note: northwestern counties later split off to form Union-loyal West Virginia in 1863).