A Nation Divided: The United States and the Challenge of Secession Timeline Part 3

By wird_o

  • Abraham Lincoln is nominated by Republicans to challenge Douglas for his Senate seat.

    (September)

  • Attempt for Slave Revolt

    John Brown and a multiracial band of followers seized a federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry in order to incite a slave revolt.

  • The South Carolina convention announced the state's secession.

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