1. Unit 3: Civil War

2. 1860 Presidential Election
Stephen Douglass (N. Democrats): supported popular sovereignty (states decide)
John C Breckinridge (S. Democrats): pro-slavery
John Bell (Constitutional Union): avoided the issue altogether
Abraham Lincoln (Republicans): opposed slavery
Lincoln wins with less than 40% of the popular vote (all from the North)
Lincoln had run against Douglass before – in the 1859 Senate race in Illinois – Lincoln lost

3. Secession
SC leaves after the Electoral college vote

4. Why did the South secede?
Inquiry:
Why did the South secede?

5. Brainstorm:
What are some of the reasons you know or have heard of for why the South left the US?

6. Declarations of Secession
Each state that seceded wrote up their reasons why
They usually start with an intro (explaining that they are leaving)
They list reasons or give examples through background info
In groups:
Work together to read the document & annotate the text

7. Declarations of Secession
Step 1: Definitions
Scan the text & find words you don’t know
Look up the definitions
Write them down in the margins
Step 2: Read & Annotate
Highlight reasons they give for leaving the US
In the margins, write down summaries of main ideas – What does this mean? Put it in your own words