The Militia of Louisiana seizes Forts Jackson and St. Philipe, guarding New Orleans.  The Militia also seizes the federal arsenal at Baton Rouge.

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The legislature of Florida votes to secede from the voluntary Union (62 – 7).

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Subsequent Events:

1/11/1861                   2/18/1861                  4/20/1861

Authority:

Article X of Amendment
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Louisiana Constitution of 1852, Title III, Article 46
en.wikisource.org/wiki/Louisiana_State_Constitution_of_1852

References:

Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 152.

Current U.s. National Debt:

$36,167,124,467,492

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