The Union Dissolves Chapter 8 Section 3

Lincoln is Elected President O A. Republican Convention – took place in Chicago, 1860 at the Wigwam Hotel O Seaward O Credentials of having led antislavery forces in Congress O Financial backing O Desire to be center of attention O Well known name

Election of 1860 O Northern Democrats – Stephen Douglas O Southern Democrats – John C. Breckenridge O KK and Whigs – John Bell O Republicans – Abraham Lincoln O Lincoln won the Election – Sectional Support O 1.9 million – 2.8million votes O 180 – 123 in the E.C. O Never appeared on a ballot in most of the slave states

1860 President ial Election John Bell Constitutional Union Stephen A. Douglas Northern Democrat

Republican Party Platform in 1860

1860 Election: 3 “Outs” & 1 ”Run!”

Secession!: SC  Dec. 20, 1860

1860 Election: A Nation Coming Apart?!

1860 Election Results 1860 Election Results

Crittenden Compromise: A Last Ditch Appeal to Sanity Six proposed constitutional amendments and four proposed Congressional resolutions Would have guaranteed the permanent existence of slavery in the slave states by reestablishing the free-slave demarcation line drawn by the 1820 Missouri Compromise. Drew support from Southern leaders, its rejection by many Northern Republicans, including President-elect Abraham Lincoln, led to its ultimate failure.

What was the Crittenden Compromise and why did it fail.

Southern Secession O The south had decided that they had lost their voice in national politics – nothing left to do but secede O Dec. 20, 1860 South Carolina leads the way O Sherman’s Reaction O Mississippi 2/9/61 & Florida 2/10/61 – Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas

Secession!: SC  Dec. 20, 1860

What main event triggered the secession of Southern states?

Fort Sumter Falls O Fort Sumter is an island fortification located in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. O Site of the first shots of the Civil War. O U.S. Major Robert Anderson occupied the unfinished fort in December 1860 following South Carolina’s secession from the Union. O After a 34-hour exchange of artillery fire, Anderson and 86 soldiers surrendered the fort on April 13.

Hanging on to the border states O The residents of the border were torn between their close cultural ties with the South, on the one hand, and their long tradition of Unionism and political moderation on the other. O Four slave states had never declared a secession: Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri. O To prevent secession President Lincoln imposed martial law to protect federal troops.

Why were the border states of Maryland and Kentucky so important to the Union?

Use the Graphic organizer to list the various parties’ candidates and political positions in the 1860 election PartyCandidatePosition Northern Democrat Southern Democrat Constitutional Unionist Republican