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Causes of the Civil War

Causes of the Civil War. Sectionalism. Slavery. State’s Rights. Election of 1860. Lincoln’s name does not appear on the ballot in 10 Southern states. Secession. The Civil War Begins. Southern states are unhappy with the election. Do not feel represented.

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Causes of the Civil War

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  1. Causes of the Civil War • Sectionalism • Slavery • State’s Rights • Election of 1860 • Lincoln’s name does not appear on the ballot in 10 Southern states. • Secession

  2. The Civil War Begins • Southern states are unhappy with the election. • Do not feel represented. • Dec. 20, 1860 – South Carolina secedes from the United States. • Feb. 1861 – Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, & Texas secede. • Deep South – Cotton Kingdom • Lincoln is not in office yet, Buchanan is a “lame duck.”

  3. Lincoln is inaugurated. • Secession is Unconstitutional. • Main goal is to preserve the Union; at any cost. • Did not want to abolish slavery. • Seceded states form the Confederate States of America. • Elect Jefferson Davis as President. • Begin seizing US forts, Post Offices, and other government buildings.

  4. Fort Sumter • Sits in the mouth of harbor – Charleston, S.C. • Important port for the Confederacy • Commander refuses to surrender. • April 12th, 1861, Confederates attack Fort Sumter. • Spark of the Civil War. • Lincoln creates an army to fight the Confederacy.

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