Great Southern Mutiny (Colony Crisis Averted)

Great Southern Mutiny
Date 4 August 1834 - 27 December 1836 (2 years, 5-months, and 3 weeks) Location Southern North American Union Result Decisive British/Union victory: Dissolution of the United States Slavery Abolition Act enforced in the North America Union Colonial territorial integrity preserved. Passage and ratification of the Seward Bill to the Constitution of the North American Union. Mass migration of slave owners and slaves to South America
Belligerents
British Empire North American Union	United States of South Columbia
Strength
British Empire: 3,100,000 troops	South Columbia: 1,050,000 troops
Casualties and losses
British Empire: 157,621 casualties Total: 1,260,000 casualties	South Columbia: 360,000 dead or wounded, 1,900,000 captured Total: 663,650 casualties

The Great Southern Mutiny (August 4, 1837 – December 27, 1840), widely known in the America as simply the Liberation of South Columbia was a major, unsuccessful uprising in the North American Union led by southern states that voted to secede and form the United States of South Columbia (USSC) ("the United States" or "the South"). The central cause of the war was the status of slavery, especially after the passing of the Slavery Abolition Act 1833.

In 1833, Parliament of the United Kingdom abolished slavery throughout the British Empire. It came into force the following year, on 1 August 1834. Although several territories were exempt from the Act, including the North American Union, the "Absolute Abolition" movement grew exponentially across the Union. Governor-General Calhoun outright opposition to any type of abolition, which led to much protest and even call for resignation from other party members. The Panic of 1836 accelerated the collapse of slavery and on September 18, 1837, the United Kingdom removed all territorial exemptions.

Before emancipation could happen, seven slave states within the North American Union with cotton-based economies formed the United States. The first six to secede had the highest proportions of slaves in their populations, a total of 48.8% for the six. Outgoing Governor-General Andrew Jackson and the Imperial Parliament rejected secession as illegal. Jackson's address declared his administration would not initiate civil war. Eight remaining slave states continued to reject calls for secession.