TIme line of 1819 to 1861 Georgia By mrspink Dec 1, 1819 Augustus slave planned rebellion Dec 3, 1820 Missouri Compromise Dec 3, 1821 Mexico declares independence from Spain Dec 4, 1828 John Calhooun published " South Carolina Exposition and Protest" Dec 5, 1831 Nat Turner's revolt in Virginia Dec 7, 1832 Nullification crisis Dec 10, 1833 Georgia passed new slave code Dec 12, 1846 Mexican American War began Dec 14, 1850 Compromise of 1850; Georgia Platform Dec 21, 1852 Harriet Beecher Stowe published Uncle Tom's Cabin Dec 16, 1854 Kansas Nebraska Act Dec 19, 1857 Dred Scott Case Dec 3, 1859 Abolitionist John Brown led raid on federal arsenal at Harper Ferry, Virginia Dec 24, 1860 Abraham Lincoln elected president; South Carolina seceded Dec 31, 1861 Georgia seceded