lincoln and secession
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The Republican party chooses ABRAHAM LINCOLN as their presidential nominee for the 1860 election
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Democrats could not agree on how slavery would be explained in their PLATFORM
PLATFORM – statements or beliefs, usually on behalf of a political party
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The northern and southern Democrats cannot agree so they have two nominees
Northern Democrats – Stephen Douglas
Southern Democrats – John Breckinridge
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Republicans – Abraham Lincoln
Southern Democrats – John Breckinridge
Northern Democrats – Stephen Douglas
Constitutional Union – John Bell
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PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 1860
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Lincoln wins many votes in the North and since the North has a larger population he wins the election
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The South is afraid that Lincoln will now try to abolish slavery in the United States
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SECEDE – to withdraw from the Union, split with the country
South Carolina becomes the first to secede on December 20, 1860
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In the next six weeks more states secede: Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas
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These states form their own country – THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA
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JEFFERSON DAVIS is elected president of the Confederate States of America
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Northerners felt that secession was unconstitutional and the South did NOT have the right to leave
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John Crittenden of Kentucky tries to get both sides to solve the problem with the CRITTENDEN PLAN but it fails
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Lincoln becomes the 16th president in March of 1861
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both sides cautiously wait to see what will happen next
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