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2 The Election of 1860 and Southern Secession

3 Election 1860 Northern Democrat – Stephen A. Douglas
Republican – Abraham Lincoln Vowed to stop the spread of slavery Tried to reassure Southerners he would not interfere with them or their slaves

4 Who are these men?

5 Election of 1860

6 And the winner is… Lincoln Received less than half of the popular vote
Won every free state Lost every southern state Didn’t even appear on the ballot in most southern states

7 Southern Secession What is secession?
Formal withdrawal of a state from the Union What would cause the South to secede?

8 Secession South Carolina Secedes (Dec 20, 1860) Others follow
Mississippi Florida Alabama Georgia Louisiana Texas

9 Confederate States of America
Jefferson Davis elected Confederate President Created a constitution that protected slavery in the new territories “…each state sovereign and independent”

10 How should the North respond?

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