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Election of 1860 and Secession

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Secession Idea that states could leave the Union to form their own country, which was started by South Carolina leaving the United States after the election of Lincoln in 1860.
John Brown Radical abolitionist who led an attack on the proslavery settlement of Pottawatomie Creek in Kansas and attempted to start an uprising of enslaved people in Virginia by attacking Harper’s Ferry.
Harpers Ferry Federal arsenal in Virginia that was attacked by radical abolitionist John Brown in a failed attempt to start a slave uprising, which resulted in Brown’s conviction and execution on charges of treason.
John C. Breckinridge Southern Democrat nominee for the presidency in 1860 after the Democratic Party split, whose platform included the unrestricted expansion of slavery and annexation of Cuba.
Constitutional Union Party Political group formed in fear of a Republican victory in the presidential election of 1860 that advocated for enforcement of all laws under the Constitution and preservation of the Union.
John Bell Presidential nominee by the Constitutional Union Party in the election of 1860 who campaigned on the enforcement of all laws under the Constitution and preservation of the Union.
Border States States between the North and South that did not fully identify with either region, with some eventually choosing to stay with the Union and some choosing to secede into the Confederacy.
Crittenden Compromise Last ditch Congressional effort to appease the South by proposing a constitutional amendment to protect slavery south of the old Missouri Compromise line, but it ultimately failed.
Fort Sumter American military institution in South Carolina that was surrounded by Confederate forces and forced to surrender, ultimately starting the Civil War.
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