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Yes or No? • The Civil War was inevitable. 1860 Election Results **Lincoln wins with the lowest percent of the popular vote of all time! Lincoln Wins! • Electoral College vote of 169-134 • The voter turnout rate in 1860 was the second-highest on record (81.2%) • 60% of voters who opposed him. • November 6, 1860– takes office Secession!: SC Dec. 20, 1860 By may, 11 states seceded •Most tragic moment in American history----the struggle for the heart and soul of America. •Equality of all men in question •Both sides fighting to preserve their traditions •Brother vs brother---family vs family •1 out of 4 soldiers would die in this conflict •10,000 battles in the Civil War •War has been called the War for Southern Independence and the War Against Northern Aggression. •War would destroy 1 America and build another. •Almost as many died in this war as all wars combined before and since. •It is America’s bloodiest war. •1 out of 7 Civil War soldiers injured would die in field hospitals, whereas, in the Vietnam War, 1 out of 270 injured soldiers would die in MASH units. •First war of the Industrial Revolution---new weapons would cause massive destruction against outdated military tactics. •50,000 books, hundreds of songs and poems written during the Civil War •Schools, parks and streets named after heroes of the Civil War •Confederate Flag controversial in our society today. •Preserved the Union and democracy •Slavery abolished, African Americans become citizens with the right to vote, but the equality of all men continues to be a struggle in our country today. DIFFERENT VIEWS ON THE WAR 3 S’s? Slavery was the cause Sectionalism State’s rights vs. National Government Agricultural vs. industrial societies Preserve the Union and democracy BLUE/USA GRAY/CSA •United States of America or Union •President Abraham Lincoln •Capital: Washington, D.C. •Feds-----Federal •Yanks-----Yankees •Bluebellies •Blue coats •Confederate States of America •President Jefferson Davis •Capital: Richmond, VA •Rebs------Rebels---”Johnny Rebs” •Secessh-------Seccession •Graycoats •Yellow bellies Flags: North/South Slavery: • During the early 1800s, radical abolitionists (John Brown!) intensified their opposition to slavery at the same time that slavery was becoming even more essential to the economy of the South. Sectionalism: • The North and South were becoming separate “sections” of the country, each with distinct cultures, economies, and social systems. • North = industry • South = Agriculture, more reliant on slave labor. States’ Rights: • Because of its higher population growth, the North would increasingly dominate the federal government. • The South responded by claiming that the individual states should have more power to make decisions over issues such as slavery.