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American Civil War. Election of 1860. Election of 1860. Lincoln becomes President – Most votes Abraham Lincoln – Republican Stephen A. Douglas – Democrat (North) John C. Breckinridge – Democrat (South). Sam Houston. Tried to win nomination of the Constitutional Union Party - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
American Civil War
Election of 1860
Election of 1860• Lincoln becomes
President – Most votes– Abraham Lincoln –
Republican– Stephen A. Douglas –
Democrat (North)– John C. Breckinridge –
Democrat (South)
Sam Houston• Tried to win nomination of the Constitutional
Union Party– Was NOT nominated
Results• Texans voted for:–Breckinridge – 47,548–Bell – 15,463–Douglas – 410 –Lincoln - 0
• John Bell – Constitutional Union Party• Keep the Union together
NEW CANDIDATE
Succession
Opposition
South Carolina secedes“The Union Is Dissolved”
Confederate States of America
• The first states to secede form The Confederate States of America
• Most Texans want to join– Not Governor Sam
Houston – He tried to keep Texas
from seceding
http://civilwardailygazette.com/2011/01/26/louisiana-leaves-the-union/
Secession Convention• Delegates of the Convention voted 166 to 8 for
secession• Texans voted 46,129 to 14,697• Changed the Constitution of 1845
• From “United States of America” to “Confederate States of America”• Defended state’s rights and slavery• Freeing slaves was illegal
http://www.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/civilwar/07_RogerQMillsLetter.html
Texas Secedes• 7th state to
Secede• March 2, 1861
http://backstoryradio.org/three-civil-war-specials/
"The Hercules of Union Slaying the Great Dragon of Secession," 1861 (Library of Congress)
http://www.dipity.com/brenthudson1/civil-war_1/
Governor Sam Houston• He would rather Texas have declared
independence• Secession Convention – all officials must take
an oath of office to the Confederacy– Houston refused– Loses governorship
The End• Lincoln offers Union troops to Houston – help
keep Texas from seceding– Houston refused
• Lived out his remaining years in Huntsville• Died July 26, 1863
http://www.shsu.edu/~pin_www/samhouston/HouHo.html