Warm-up How would you best describe Abraham Lincoln’s view on slavery in 1860? He believed that slavery was necessary for the cotton industry. He wanted to end slavery throughout the US. He did not want slavery to spread to the Western territories. He thought that slavery was good for the US economy.

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The two-sides Unionist - a person who opposed secession during the Civil War. Secessionist - a person who thinks that a nation, state, etc., should separate from another and become independent.

Lincoln elected The 1860 election was strictly sectional Lincoln’s name was not even on some southern ballots Because of the election South Carolina was the first state to secede on December 20th, 1860.

Who followed? Then 4 more joined once the Confederacy declares war The states that relied mostly on cotton, join in early 1861 Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, Florida, and Mississippi Then 4 more joined once the Confederacy declares war Arkansas, North Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee

The Texas Vote At the convention the delegates voted 166 to 8 for secession from the Union.

Confederate President Jefferson Davis leaves the US Senate to become the president of the Confederacy

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