Seeds of Secession March 7, 2009

Learn how South Carolinians responded to protective tariffs passed in 1828 and 1832 at Seeds of Secession, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at Historic Brattonsville, 1444 Brattonsville Road.

The Seeds of Secession began to take root when South Carolinians felt the Federal Government was protecting Northern manufacturers more than they were Southern agriculturalists. As a result, the state adopted The Ordinance of Nullification, declaring both tariffs null and void within its borders and bringing us to the brink of secession.

Participate in debates over the issue of nullification, witness a 19th century militia muster and firearms demonstrations and hear stories of the slaves who endured these times.

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