Election of 1860 and Civil War

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What year was the Election that made Abraham Lincoln president?

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1860

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Define Secession

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the action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state.

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Why did the South not like Abraham Lincoln?

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The South saw Lincoln as a threat to slavery and life as they knew it.

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What is popular sovereignty?

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When the people who live in a territory decide whether it will become a slave state (a state that has not abolished slavery) or a free state, after voting.

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Only a section of the country voted for the president and they won.

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Sectional Election

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Lincoln's power

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included such authority as appointing Supreme Court Justices.

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Why was it key for Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina to secede?

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it left Washington D.C. surrounded and vulnerable.

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What year did the Civil War begin?

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1861

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What was a key reason for the states to secede?

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in order to protect their state’s rights to slavery