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The Union Dissolves

The Union Dissolves. Ch.6 Sec.3 . Election of 1860 . Election of 1860 Stephen Dougles (D) John Breckenridge (D) Abraham Lincoln (R) John Bell (CU) Lincoln wins despite getting no Southern states Many Southern states felt there was no choice but to secede. Secession Begins….

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The Union Dissolves

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  1. The Union Dissolves Ch.6 Sec.3

  2. Election of 1860 • Election of 1860 • Stephen Dougles (D) • John Breckenridge (D) • Abraham Lincoln (R) • John Bell (CU) • Lincoln wins despite getting no Southern states • Many Southern states felt there was no choice but to secede

  3. Secession Begins… • Southern Secession • South Carolina first state to secede • Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas followed • South viewed this as the 2nd American Revolution (fighting for people’s rights)

  4. Compromise Fails… • Crittenden’s Compromise • Slavery would exist where is already does in the U.S. • Slavery would exist in Southern territories in the West and outlawed in Northern west territorie • Lincoln urged Republicans to vote it down in Congress • Bill did not pass

  5. Compromise Fails… • 1861 Peace Convention • 21 Northern states showed up to reconcile differences • No representatives showed up from the secessionist states

  6. Founding the Confederacy • Confederate States of America • Met on same day as the peace conference, met and declared themselves a new nation • Nicknamed “The Confederacy” • New laws guaranteed state rights, legality of slavery, no protective tariffs • Jefferson Davis elected as first President

  7. Civil War Begins… • Fort Sumter • Located in South Carolina • A federal military base that Lincoln ordered supplies sent to • Davis decided to seize the fort • Marked the beginning of the Civil War

  8. The Border States • More States Secede • Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, & Tennessee seceded rather than take up arms against fellow Southerners • Richmond, VA named capital of the Confederacy • Other Border States • Kentucky, Missouri, and Maryland all important to keep in the Union • Martial Law – military rule imposed by a central govt on its territories

  9. Cause & Effect • Causes of the Civil War • Disagreements over the Kansas-Nebraska Act • Violence in Kansas • Dred Scott ruling • John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry • Southern States seceding • Attack on Fort Sumter

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