1. Chapter 10- Section 4 “Lincoln, Secession, and War”
The Civil War
Chapter 10- Section 4
“Lincoln, Secession, and War”

2. QOTD
Who were the four candidates for President in 1860?

3. Lingering Issues in America
John Brown’s raid
Kansas
Loss of confidence in Supreme Court
Fugitive Slave Act

4. Jefferson Davis Senator from Mississippi
1860- attempted to pass resolution to restrict federal control over slavery

5. Election of 1860- Democrats
Democrats meet in Charleston, NC
Argued over slavery question
Party splits in half

6. Election of 1860 Northern Dem- Stephen Douglas (Pop. Sovereignty)
Southern Dem- John Breckinridge (spread slavery to territories

7. Election of 1860- Constitutional Union
Whigs and Know-Nothings form Constitutional Union Party
Nominate John Bell
Defend the Union of States
Gov’t should support slavery

8. Election of 1860- Republicans
Abraham Lincoln
Moderate- no interference with slavery in existing states
But, slavery should not exist in new territories

10. Lincoln wins the election
40% pop. Vote, 60% electoral vote
Breckinridge was favorite in South (cotton states)

11. Effects of the Election
National political parties no longer exist
Political parties divided America into sections
North and South are separate political entities

12. Effects of the election
South- outraged that Lincoln was elected with no southern votes
Felt they had no voice in gov’t

13. The Union Collapses South Carolina secedes first
Cited that Lincoln’s views were hostile to slavery
6 states follow in the coming weeks

14. Dates of Secession State Date of Secession South Carolina
December 20, 1860
Mississippi
January 9, 1861
Florida
January 10, 1861
Alabama
January 11, 1861
Georgia
January 19, 1861
Louisiana
January 26, 1861
Texas
February 1, 1861
Virginia
April 17, 1861
Arkansas
May 6, 1861
North Carolina
May 20, 1861
Tennessee
June 8, 1861

15. The Union Collapses
Southern States felt they had to secede in order to preserve their property and way of life

16. The Confederacy is formed
7 seceding states form the Confederate States of America
Constitution closely resembled the US one
Protected slavery, no new slaves from other countries

17. The Crittenden Compromise
Final effort to come back together
Allow slavery in western territories south of the Missouri Compromise line
Federal funds to reimburse slaveholders for unreturned fugitives

18. The Union Falls Apart
James Buchanan- “no authority to prevent secession”
Secret peace conference in D.C. fails
Delegates from the North and South

19. Lincoln takes office
Inaugural Address- says he will not stop slavery where it exists
Would preserve the Union
“No state can lawfully leave the Union”
No war unless South began it

20. Fort Sumter Southern states seized forts and arsenals
Fort Sumter guarded Charleston, SC harbor
Buchanan sent supply ship, turned back when Confederates fired

21. The Civil War Begins Lincoln takes office
decides to resupply the fort again
SC suspicious, demand Union troops surrender the fort

22. The Civil War Begins Union refuses, Confederates fire
Lincoln calls for 75,000 volunteers
Both sides believed this would be a short conflict