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1860 documents
South Carolina Declaration of SecessionThe secession convention of South Carolina convened in December 1860 following the election of Abraham Lincoln. A committee of seven members drafted the…
Crittenden CompromiseSenator John J. Crittenden stood before the Senate chamber on the 18th of December 1860 to introduce a package of six constitutional amendments and four…