What happened at the party convention for the democrats that affected the 1860 presidential election

The Democrats split into two parties and nominated two men for President, one from the North and one from the South.

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in 1859, brown and 21 of his followers attacked and occupied the federal arsenal in harper's ferry. their goal was to capture supplies and use them to arm a slave rebellion. brown was captured during the raid and later hanged, but not before becoming an anti-slavery icon. abolitionist and insurrectionist

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