aim: how did the election of 1860 change the nation?
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Aim: How did the election of 1860 change the nation?
• 1) What was Lincoln like as a young man?
• 2) What characteristics did Lincoln possess that made him an effective politician?
http://www.biography.com/people/abraham-lincoln-9382540#synopsis
Election of 1860
• Democratic party split:• Northern Democrats
nominate Douglas• Southern Democrats
nominate John Breckenridge
How does this reflect Lincoln’s quote from his Douglas debates? What effect will this have on their chances?
Election of 1860
• Constitutional Union Party nominates John Bell
• Republicans nominate Lincoln
• All territories should be free• Endorse Homestead Act,
enhanced industry and transcontinental railroads
What region will this platform draw support from? Why?
Lincoln and Liberty
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxWwDgOj0oE#t=41
Election of 1860 Results• Lincoln wins 180 Electoral
Voters, combined opponents receive 123
• Receives only 40% of the popular vote
• Lincoln does not appear on most Southern ballots
• Republicans do not promise an immediate end to slavery, but Southerners fear this
• Why would Southerners feel so offended by these results?
Declaration of the Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of South Carolina, December 24, 1860
• 1) What is South Carolina declaring it is doing? Why?
• 2) Who is South Carolina blaming for the action they are taking?
The South Secedes
• On December 20, 1860 South Carolina officially separated from the United States
• Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas soon join (will be later joined by Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee and North Carolina)
• Newly formed Confederate States of America elect Jefferson Davis as President
Attempt to save the Union
• Senator Crittenden’s Compromise: Series of Amendments
• Reinstate Missouri Compromise line
• All land North forever free, South forever slave
• Congress would repay costs of escaped slaves
• Amendments would be permanent
• Why would the North reject this compromise?
• Why would the South reject this compromise?
Jefferson Davis’ Inaugural Address, February 18, 1861
• 1) Why has the Confederacy been formed?
• 2) How is Davis justifying this decision?
• 3) How does Davis think the North will respond, based on this final passage? Why?
• 4) How do you think Lincoln will respond during his own inauguraal address?
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