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Secession crisis of 1860–61
Corwin AmendmentThe deepening rift between slave states and free states erupted into a secession crisis in December 1860. The second session of the 36th Congress convened…
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…
Missouri secessionOn the 19th of March 1861, delegates in Missouri cast a vote of 98 to 1 against leaving the Union. This decision came despite intense pressure from Governor…
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…
Ordinance of SecessionSouth Carolina issued its Ordinance of Secession on the 20th of December 1860. This document marked the first formal break from the United States by a…
Peace Conference of 1861The election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 sent shockwaves through the Southern states. Republicans had campaigned on ending slavery, and their victory…
Baltimore riot of 1861In 1861, many Baltimoreans did not support a violent conflict with their southern neighbors and some of them strongly sympathized with the Southern cause.