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?