Historical place archive

South Carolina in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at South Carolina in United States of America. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

7 records5 event labels4 people1832–2020

Historical events in South Carolina

1832

1832
Constitution of USA
Andrew Jackson · Government of USA

South Carolina claims the Union is a pact of independent states & can nullify Congress

1832
Reballion of Rebels in South Carolina
Andrew Jackson · Government of USA

Threatens to send a force of 50,000 into South Carolina if it resists the Union

1832
Reballion of Rebels in South Carolina
Andrew Jackson · Military

Threatens to send a force of 50,000 into South Carolina if it resists the Union

24 November 1832
Convention
Andrew Jackson · Democratic Party Government

The South Carolina Convention passes an ordinance repealing the Tariff Acts of 28 & 32

1860

12 20 1860
Secession of South Carolina
Abraham Lincoln · Republican Party

South Carolina votes to secede after Lincolns election

2008

26 January 2008
South Carolina Primary
Barack Hussein Obama · Democratic Party

Wins a major South Carolina Democratic primary victory over Hillary Clinton

2020

29 February 2020
South Carolina Primary
Joseph Robinette Biden · Democratic Party

Wins the South Carolina Democratic primary.

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match United States of America and South Carolina. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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