1. The South Secedes
What was the Spark that led to the Civil War and How did the dominos fall in the war?
Notice Missouri: Slave sate that did not secede. Governor Jackson wanted to but did not have enough support. For a time Missouri had 2 governments-one pro-union and one pro-confederacy

2. The South Secedes Causes of Secession: The Election of Lincoln
Republican Dominated House, Senate, and Executive caused fear
Southern states feared Abolition of Slavery.
Lincoln did not carry a “true” southern state

3. The South Secedes Secession: South Carolina – Nov 1860
SC Declaration of Independence
People had the right to abolish an abusive Government
Gov. had failed to protect property rights of Individuals
Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas all follow by Feb 1, 1861
Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas all pledge Secession if force is used to unify the Union
Secession sentiment is not Universal – 30-40% disagree

4. The South Secedes Northern Opinion: Mixed Lincoln:
Union should be kept together at all costs
Allow the south to leave
Union was better off without the Southerners
Lincoln: what would happen to Unity of the US if South allowed to Secede? – Could more secede?
Lincoln:
NO State cannot secede without the consent of the other states

5. The South Secedes The Spark The Fall of Fort Sumter
South secedes and seizes all Federal arsenals and Forts in the South
March 1861 – One fort remains – Fort Sumter in SC
The Siege
Robert Anderson – Commander Calls for Help
Lincoln’s Plan
Resupply
The Confederates Fire on the Ships

6. The South Secedes The Spark April 12, 1861
Confederates Order Evacuation of the Fort
Refused
Artillery bombardment for 1 day
Federal Troops Surrender
Federal presence is completely removed from the South!
The Civil War has begun!

7. The South Secedes The Nation Rushes To War
Lincoln calls for 75,000 man army to put down the Rebellion
South Mobilizes all state militias
Calls on Military Commanders
Robert E. Lee
Rush causes Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Virginia to join Confederacy
The Border States: Slaveholding states who remain in the union and form a border with the Confederacy

8. The South Secedes The Border States: MO, KY, MD, DE
Each had Strategic or Resource Importance
Missouri - Conflict
Maryland - Martial Law Declared
Delaware - Captured
Kentucky
“I hope to have God on my Side, but I must have Kentucky.”
-Abraham Lincoln

9. The South Secedes
By 1861 the north and South have reached the point of no return in this conflict.
The war will be the bloodiest on US Soil ever with hundreds of thousands of casualties in just 4 years
New Technology and old world tactics will combine to create one of the most interesting wars in US history… Battles known by Every American will pit tens of thousands of men at each others throat
Who will win? North or South? Free or slave? Federal Power or States Rights?