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feb 10, 1860 - Democratic Party splits into two factions

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Southern Democrats supported the federal protection of slavery in the western territories.

Northern Democrats wanted all questions of slavery left up to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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feb 10, 1860
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~ 165 years ago