South Carolina

South Carolina Secession Launches Confederate States Formation to Preserve Slavery as Explicit Constitutional Foundation

1860-12-20 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 10/10

South Carolina adopts an ordinance of secession on December 20, 1860, becoming the first state to withdraw from the United States following Abraham Lincoln’s election. The state’s authorities immediately demand that the U.S. Army abandon federal facilities in Charleston Harbor, …

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South Carolina Nullification Crisis Previews Slave Power Secession Tactics

1832-11-24 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

A South Carolina state convention adopts the Ordinance of Nullification, declaring the federal Tariffs of 1828 and 1832 “null, void, and no law, nor binding upon this State, its officers or citizens,” and threatening secession if the federal government attempts to collect tariff duties …

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