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Election of 1860 & the Civil War
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Conclusion
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Describe the next steps
Refer back to the pros and cons
Confederate States of America
Formation of the
Confederate States of America
Parties in the Election of 1860
Upon the election of Abraham Lincoln, the South foresaw its doom. Lincoln was elected with no Southern votes. Their fate was sealed. Slavery was at its end.
February 1861
Democrats
Jefferson Davis became the president.
Succession of South Carolina
December 20, 1860
Constitution of the new government:
* each state was independent
* each state had the right to succeed
* guaranteed the institution of slaver
Northern:
* Stephen Douglas
* popular sovereignty
Southern:
* John C Breckinridge
* Expansion of slavery into western states.
Constitutional Party
Reasons:
* the guarantees of the
Constitution exists no more
* slaveholding states will not have
self-government or self-
protection
* the federal government has
become their enemy.
Whigs and Know-Nothings joined together in an effort to heal the nation.
* John Bell
* condemned sectional
differences
* supported the
Constitution of the US
Republicans
Abraham Lincoln
* moderate on slavery
* slavery in the
South was ok, but
should not be
allowed to spread
into the western
states.
Describe the idea you think is best
Pro
Con
Idea 2
Pro
Con
Fort Sumter
located in Charleston, South Carolina
Held by the Confederates since 1860, the Federal troops were low on food and supplies.
Lincoln choose to send food, no guns.
The CIVIL WAR HAS BEGUN!!!!
Lincoln Takes Office
Intended to Preserve the Union
not abolish slavery.
There would be no war unless the South started it.
The Coming Election
Issues on the mind of Americans included.....
Elimination of Slavery?
Would Kansas be free or slave?
Dred Scott & Fugitive Slave law
Election of 1860 & the Civil War
Based on Jim Harvey's speech structures