Division and Outbreak of War

Division and Outbreak of War

By Michael Woods

​- Abraham Lincoln

" You cannot escape the responsibilty of tomorrow by evading it today " 

Poll

Biggest Issue Face the Nation in 1860

• State Rights

• Slavery

• New Territory

• Banking System

Election of 1860

• Lincoln-Republican

• Douglas-Northern Democrat

• Bell-Constitutional Union Party

• Breckinridge-Southern Democrat​

Multiple Choice

A Party divided: The Democratic Party ran two separate canidates for President,

What was the result?

• The votes were split, giving the Republics the win.

• This caused the Democratic Party to start a Civil War

• They won the election easily, due to have double canidates

Carried the North and won the election...

​Stage is set for conflict as Southerns feared his stands on Slavery ​

​Abraham Lincoln

In the South Lincoln is not on most ballots.

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Party divides its votes or the issue of slavery in new territory.

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​Democrats lose

The Republicans Win!

Some text here about the topic of discussion

Many Southern States fear that they had now placed an abolitionist in the White House. They decided to secede from the United States.

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We HAVE the RIGHT to leave!

Poll

If a state does not agree with a vote or law, how can it be resolved?

• Vote in Congress

• Supreme Court Decision

• Presidential Executive Order

• States can ignore laws or votes

Multiple Choice

What was the first state to leave the Union?

• Virginia

• Texas

• South Carolina

• Florida

It's WAR! ​

Please read pages 452-456.

The Nation moves toward Civil War-The Attack on Fort Sumter. 

Multiple Choice

In what state is Fort Sumter located?

• Florida

• Virginia

• Maryland

• South Carolina

Multiple Choice

Why did Lincoln intially not send more troops and supplies to forts in Southern States?

• He did not have the men or supplies to do so

• He was afraid that they would attack Washington D.C.

• He did not want to provoke more states into leaving the Union.

• He initially felt that South should have the right to leave the Union

Multiple Choice

Who was elected to be the first President of the Confederate States of America?

• John Breckinridge

• Stephan Douglas

• Jefferson Davis

• Robert E. Lee

Multiple Choice

Which States below former the Confederacy?

• Texas, Utah, New York, Florida, West Virgina

• Texas, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Kansas, Lousiana

• Mississippi, Texas, Maine, Florida, California

• Alabama, Florida, Texas, South Carolina Mississippi,Georgia,& Lousiana