Reading 3: Secession and War

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​Reading 3: Secession and War

Open Ended

Define secession.

Context: "Florida was one of the first states to join South Carolina in secession"

Won by the Republican Party on the promise to end the the expansion of slavery.

Election of 1860

Begin to debate over whether or not to secede from the Union. South Carolina was first to leave the Union of states.

​​Southern States

​Compromise No More

• Abraham Lincoln

"Now we are told the government shall be broken up unless we surrender to those we have beaten." 

-one Southern leader

" We spit upon every plan to compromise." 

Multiple Choice

" Now we are told the government shall be broken up unless we surrender to those we have beaten."  -Abraham Lincoln

"We spit upon every plan to compromise." -Southern leader

What does each of these quotes mean?

• compromise is no longer possible over the issue of slavery

• The government must be dissolved to prevent further conflict

• Slavery must be abolished in order to preserve the Union

• The South must accept defeat and move on

The first southern states left the Union in February 1861. States used the theory of states' rights to justify the action. States had voluntarily joined and could also leave at any time.

Confederacy established

"I only see that a fearful calamity is upon us." 

-Robert E. Lee

"Whether in a free government the minority have the right to break up the government whenever they choose."

-Abraham Lincoln

​Reaction to Secession

Multiple Choice

In 1860, who was the Republican candidate for president?

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Andrew Johnson

• Abraham Lincoln

• James Buchanan

Multiple Choice

Which state was the first to secede from the Union?

• Virginia

• Georgia

• Alabama

• South Carolina

Multiple Choice

Who was the choice for president of the Confederate States of America?

• John C. Calhoun

• Jefferson Davis

• Robert E. Lee

• Alexander Stephens

Main Points

Elections of 1860 to Fighting at Fort Sumter

• Lincoln begged the south to end the idea of leaving the Union

• Confederates order Union to give up Fort Sumter

• April 12, 1861 Civil War begins when Confederates attack

• Union surrenders Fort Sumter, Lincoln calls for more troops

• More southern states leave the Union

Match

Match the following

• 1820

• 1845

• 1850

• 1857

Missouri Compromise

Texas and Florida become states

Fugitive Slave Act

Dred Scott case

• Missouri Compromise

• Texas and Florida become states

• Fugitive Slave Act

• Dred Scott case

Match

Match the following

• 1860

• February 1861

• April 12, 1861

Lincoln wins presidency

first southern states secede

Southern attack at

Ft. Sumter

• Lincoln wins presidency

• first southern states secede

• Southern attack at

  Ft. Sumter

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