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Charles Sumner is attacked
Senator Andrew Butler took offence to the words of Charles Sumner, so he had Preston Brooks violently beat him with a cane, showing corruption in the Senate. -
Pottawatomie Massacre
John Brown led a group of abolitionists in the bloody killing of five pro-slavery men in Kansas. -
Dred Scott v. Sanford
The Dred Scott Decision ultimately declared that slaves were not citizens and could not hold court, and that the government could not regulate slavery in the territories. -
The Impending Crisis of the South published
Hinton Rowan Helper published his novel to attack slavery using the ideas from the previously released Uncle Tom's Cabin -
John Brown's raid
John Brown led a raid in Harper's Ferry, Virginia, attempting to start a slave revolt, but his plans failed. -
Election of 1860
The Election of 1860 was one that had 4 candidates running for their own parties, but Abraham Lincoln came out as the victor. -
South Carolina secedes
Shortly after Lincoln's election, South Carolina became the first state to secede from the United States. -
Abraham Lincoln becomes President
Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated after South Carolina had alread seceded, with more states to follow. -
Battle of Fort Sumter
An attack at Fort Sumter in South Carolina led to much fighting at the remains of the fort in the beginning of the Civil War. -
Trent Affair
The Trent Affair was when a ship carrying two Confederate diplomats was intercepted by a Union ship
