Lesson 3 Secession and War

Lesson 3 Secession and War

Election of Abraham Lincoln

Southern States declare independence

Attack on Ft. Sumter

Election of 1860

• Lincoln is the candidate for the Republican Party

• The Southern Democrats nominate John C. Breckinridge

• Constitutional Union party nominates John Bell

• Northern Democrats nominate Stephen Douglas

Multiple Choice

Who was the Republican candidate for president in 1860?

• John Breckinridge

• Stephen Douglas

• Abraham Lincoln

• John Bell

Election of 1860

• Because the Democratic party was split (North and South) The Republican party wins a majority of electoral votes

• Southern states did not even put Abraham Lincolns name on ballots - they worried Lincoln would take action against slavery

• Lincoln wins the election (the more populous North outvoted the South)

Multiple Select

Which states seceded from the Union (U.S) after the election of 1860?

• Georgia

• Iowa

• Florida

• South Carolina

South secedes from the U.S.

• South Carolina becomes the first state to secede from the U.S. followed by Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas

• The Confederate States of America is created and elect Jefferson Davis as their president

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Lincoln tries to prevent war

• Lincoln promises the South that he will not abolish slavery if they join back with the United States

• The Confederacy refuses Lincoln's plea and continue to take over military forts in the South and arsenals.

• Almost every U.S. fort and arsenal gets taken over by Confederate forces except one...Fort Sumter in South Carolina

Fighting at Fort Sumter

• Fort Sumter is located on a small island in the harbor of Charleston South Carolina and has a force of 80 U.S. troops inside

• The Forts commander Robert Anderson refuses to surrender the fort.

• On April 12, Confederate troops in surrounding forts open fire on fort Sumter and 48 hours later, Anderson and his men surrender

• This becomes the first shots of the Civil War

Multiple Choice

Who was the Union commander at Fort Sumter in Charleston South Carolina?

• James Longstreet

• Robert Anderson

• George Armstrong Custer

• Robert E Lee

Reaction to Fort Sumter surrender

• President Lincoln reacts to the attack on Ft. Sumter by calling for an army of 75,000 men to invade the Southern states and bring them back into the Union.

• Once Lincoln starts building an army to invade the South, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee and Arkansas join the Confederacy and secede.

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Poll

Which side do you feel was more prepared for war - The Union or the Confederacy

• Union (United States)

• Confederacy (The South)