1. Lincoln’s Election and Southern Secession
The election of Lincoln led the Southern States to Secede from the Union

2. Key People and Key Vocabulary
Key Terms
Platform
Secede
Confederate States of America
Crittenden Plan
Key People
Jefferson Davis

3. Do the Shuffle
As republicans Looked to Lincoln for the Election of 1860 Democrats were split over the issue of Slavery on the platform
North: Popular Sovereignty
South: Support of Slavery
The North would win the platform and 50 southern delegates would walk out
Stephen A. Douglas would try to win the nomination but could not win over th remaining southern delegates

4. The Final Four
With no candidate the democrats met in Baltimore where almost all the southern democrats would walk out
The Northern democrats nominated Stephen Douglas while the south Nominated John Breckinridge who supported Slavery
The Constitutional Union Party Nominated John Bell in hopes to keep the Union together

5. Lincoln Lincoln…I’ve been Thinkin
The Election Turned into a North v. South Competition
North: Lincoln v. Douglas
South: Breckinridge v. Bell
Lincoln and Breckinridge were both extreme on their Slavery Views while Bell an Douglas were more Moderate
The Nation would be split on the election of 1860, But Lincoln would win the presidency
Despite Lincoln’s Promise not to end slavery, the south saw his victory as a threat to their way of life

6. If at First you Don’t Secede….Try and Try Again
Many Southern States had threatened to leave the union if Lincoln won the election because the union was a voluntary choice
South Carolina would be the first to secede, followed by Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas
Those states would become the Confederate States of America led by Jefferson Davis

7. A Whole New World…
The Confederates Drafted a Constitution modeled after the US constitution but included:
Protection of States Rights
Protection of slavery in the confederacy
The right of slavery in any Future Territories
As the South prepared its army for protection, many waited to see the reaction of the North

8. The Mighty Bickersons
The North Viewed Secession as Unconstitutional and James Buchanan tried to stop the secession
The South defended secession arguing the north planned to outlaw slavery
The North said the South did not want to live under the rules of democracy and were protesting the results of the election

9. Divide and Conquer
As the nation Grew divided the Crittenden plan tried one final compromise to keep the nation together
When Lincoln was inaugurated he promised not to outlaw slavery, but tried to end the threat of secession
Though Lincoln was against secession, he would not give up northern forts in the south
The nation would wait to see what would happen as forts would be resupplied leading to invasion

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