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Chapter 15 Section 4 1. Parties Splinter Southerners want Slavery Bell Breckenridge Allow Expansion Northerners want Popular Sovereignty Lincoln Douglas Stop Spread Most extreme views on Slavery
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Chapter 15 Section 4 2. Lincoln wins! A.Without 1 vote in the South B.Southerners freak out! C.Worried slavery will be outlawed
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Chapter 15 Section 4 3. Secession A. December 20, 1860 South Carolina secedes from the Union… even before Lincoln is inaugurated. B. MS,FL,AL,GA,LA and TX also leave
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Chapter 15 Section 4 C. Formed the “Confederate States of America” D. Elected Jefferson Davis president E. Drafted a constitution F. Established a capital, Richmond, Virginia
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Chapter 15 Section 4 4. Northerners’ ideas A. Secession was unconstitutional B. Crittenden Plan– attempt at compromise, it failed
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Chapter 15 Section 4 5. Lincoln Inauguration A. Said federal property in the south was still federal property
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