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Republican party is formed
the republican party was founded in Northern America. It quickly became very popular. -
Kansas Nebraska act
it repealed the Missouri Compromise, allowed for popular sovereignty, and created two new territories. It also later brought the uprising of antislavery and pro slavery people. -
South Carolina votes to secede from the United States
South Carolina was the first state to secede from the federal union -
Confederate forces fire on Fort Sumter
Confederate troops fire on Fort Sumter, less then 36 hours later Union forces surrendered. -
Richmond becomes the capital of the Confederacy
the decision was made to name the city Richmond as the new capital of the confederacy. -
Jefferson Davis elected president of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis was the first and only president of the Confederate.