Secession of South Carolina

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_events
gptkbp:caused_by disputes over slavery
gptkbp:commemorated_by gptkb:historical_markers
gptkbp:contributed_to formation of the Confederacy
gptkbp:date December 20, 1860
gptkbp:established gptkb:South_Carolina_Convention
gptkbp:followed_by other Southern states seceding
gptkbp:has_a_focus_on gptkb:documentaries
gptkbp:historical_context pre-Civil War America
gptkbp:historical_impact increased tensions between North and South
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Secession of South Carolina
gptkbp:influenced_by states' rights ideology
gptkbp:initially_supported_by gptkb:Southern_Democrats
gptkbp:is_a_moment_of Southern identity
American political history
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of gptkb:Animation
gptkb:literary_work
historical studies
debate among historians
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in gptkb:political_science_literature
gptkbp:is_debated_in gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:is_documented_in gptkb:Declaration_of_the_Immediate_Causes_of_Secession
gptkbp:is_motivated_by the right to self-determination
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:Northern_abolitionists
Unionists in South Carolina
gptkbp:key the fight for states' rights
gptkbp:key_event gptkb:American_history
gptkbp:key_issues the 1860 presidential election
gptkbp:led_to formation of the Confederate States of America
Fort Sumter conflict
gptkbp:location gptkb:South_Carolina
gptkbp:notable_event the 19th century
the lead-up to the Civil War
Southern history
Southern heritage.
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Governor_Francis_W._Pickens
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:resulted_in Civil War battles in South Carolina
gptkbp:significance first state to secede from the Union
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for Southern nationalism
gptkbp:was_a_factor_in the Southern economy
the Reconstruction era
gptkbp:was_a_precursor_to other secession movements
the Civil War battles
gptkbp:was_a_response_to gptkb:federal_government
economic disparities
Election of Abraham Lincoln
the rise of the Republican Party
the Dred Scott decision
Northern policies
perceived threats to slavery
gptkbp:was_a_turning_point_for U. S. history
gptkbp:was_followed_by the establishment of Confederate government
gptkbp:was_influenced_by economic factors
the abolitionist movement
gptkbp:was_marked_by public rallies and speeches
gptkbp:was_supported_by Southern newspapers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_South_Carolina_Exposition_and_Protest
gptkb:Battle_of_Charleston_Harbor
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5