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1 Causes of the Civil War: Part 4

2 Constitutional Union Party
Election of 1860 Pro-Slave Choices: Stephen Douglas Northern Democrat John C. Breckinridge Southern Democrat Constitutional Union Party—recognized no political principles other than Constitution, the Union, and the enforcement of laws John Bell Constitutional Union Party

3 Election of 1860 Anti-Slave Choice: Abraham Lincoln Republican
Moderate: against the spread of slavery Said he would not try to abolish slavery where it existed Abraham Lincoln Republican

4 Lincoln Won!!

5

6 Breaking from the Union
Southerners angry with the election of Lincoln. felt that their vote did not matter fear Lincoln will abolish slavery

7 Breaking from the Union
“We, the People of the State of South Carolina, in Convention assembled do declare and ordain,… That the Ordinance adopted by us in Convention, on the twenty-third day of May in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven hundred and eighty-eight, whereby the Constitution of the United States of America was ratified, and also all Acts and parts of Acts of the General Assembly of this State, ratifying amendment of the said Constitution, are here by repealed; and that the union now subsisting between South Carolina and other States, under the name of “The United States of America,” is hereby dissolved“ —South Carolina Ordinance of Secession, December 20, 1860 December 20, 1860 South Carolina first state to secede Secede—formally withdraw/leave the Union (break away)

8 Confederate States of America
11 states that seceded joined together to form the Confederate States of America South Carolina Mississippi Florida Alabama Georgia Louisiana Texas Arkansas Virginia North Carolina Tennessee

9 Confederate States of America
Jefferson Davis elected President of Confederacy West Point grad, veteran of Mexican War, Secretary of War, & Senator Did not seek presidency Opposed secession

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