Why was South Carolina the FIRST state to secede?

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Among all the southern cotton states which had similar issues with the union, why did South Carolina take the lead in being the first to declare secession? South Carolina was not the largest cotton producing state, it did not have the largest port, and it did not have the most slaves (although it had the largest percentage of slaves). Yet, going back to the Nullification Crisis on tariffs, South Carolina demonstrated a pattern of challenging the union on behalf of all southern states. What distinction makes South Carolina the leader on these actions?
 
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