1. Lincoln's First Inaugural Address David Runesha Nora Greene Sam Fleming Jeremy Chizewer

2. Lincoln and Douglas Debates Lincoln and Douglas had debates all over the state of Illinois for the senate seat. Lincoln loses the senate election, but makes a platform for himself which helps him in the presidential election.

3. Lincoln’s Platform Lincoln establishes that he Is funny Is smart Doesn’t want to end slavery Doesn’t want slavery to expand

4. Republican Views Anti state rights Newly formed party created by the former Whigs as their party dissolved They believed that slavery should not expand

5. Democrats Pro slavery Pro state rights They believe that you should do what is best for the economy They split up in the 1860 election to form the northern democrats and the southern democrats

6. Election of 1860 Multiple Democratic candidates Lincoln is not on the southern ballots Lincoln wins because the democratic party had multiple candidates that split the vote

7. Results of the Election

8. First Inaugural Address Lincoln establishes that he does not want to end slavery He says that his first priority is the Union Lincoln talks about preserving the constitution He says that it is unconstitutional for the south to seceded from the union

9. After the Address (Not Directly Related) The attack on Fort Sumter Lincoln calls for 75,000 volunteers to fight in the war Four more states secede The war starts