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1 The Election of 1860 and Beyond
Secession The Election of 1860 and Beyond

2 Election of 1860 Abraham Lincoln (R) Stephen Douglas (North D)
John Breckinridge (South D) John Bell (Constitutional Union) Lincoln part of a new party

3 Results of Election Abraham Lincoln elected president
Did not appear on ballot in some Southern states. Won with 40% of the vote

4 Secession Nov. 1860: Lincoln is elected
Dec. 1860: Buchanan delivers annual message Dec. 1860: South Carolina leaves the Union (169-0)

5 Secession 2 Dec. 1860: Crittenden Compromise discussed.
John Crittenden tried to have slavery recognized south of former Missouri Compromise line

6 Secession 3 Jan 1861: Lower South begins to secede
Jan 9: Mississippi (85-5) Jan 10: Florida (62-7) Jan 11: Alabama (61-39) Jan 19: Georgia (208-89)

7 Secession 4 Jan 26: Louisiana (113-17) Feb 1: Texas (166-8)
Feb 1861: Southern states meet in Montgomery, AL Mar 1861: Lincoln is inaugurated

8 Secession 5 April 1861: Confederates fire on Fort Sumter
April to June 1861: Upper South secedes April 17: Virginia (88-55) May 6: Arkansas (69-1)

9 Secession 6 May 20: North Carolina (unanimous)
June 8: Tennessee (popular referendum 2-1)

10 Lincoln’s Plan Winfield Scott suggests his Anaconda Plan
Blockade on the Mississippi River and strike the Southern heartland 300,000 men for 2-3 years Lincoln uses it towards Richmond

11 Battle of First Bull Run/ First Manassas
18,000 men on USA and CSA USA: 2700 casualties CSA: 2000 casualties Confederates: High morale boost Union: McClellan replaced McDowell

12 1st Bull Run/ Manassas 2 The attack on Fort Sumter sent out 4 southern states. Would this battle do the same? States left were: Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, Delaware, and West Virginia

13 Kentucky Culture leans South Economy leans North The “Brothers War”
75,000 troops to USA 35,000 to the CSA

14 Missouri Involved in Bleeding Kansas Stable in 1862
Vicious guerilla fighting 90,000 to USA 30,000 to CSA

15 Maryland If Maryland goes Confederate, DC would be surrounded
Lincoln sends troops into Baltimore and suspends the writ of habeas corpus 40,000 USA/ 20,000 to CSA

16 Delaware No chance that it would go Confederate 11,000 USA 1,000 CSA

17 West Virginia Few slaves Tied to PA and OH
Would “secede” from Virginia. Admitted as state in 1863.

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