Transcript John C. Breckinridge

Chapter 10, Section 4
The Coming of the Civil War
p. 373-377
Abraham Lincoln’s election leads seven
southern states to leave (secede from)
the Union.
C10 -Timeline 1850-1861
p. 352-353
The most controversial
part of the Compromise
of 1850:
Sumner beaten, John Brown
commits murder…
Now people know that
slavery is in danger.
"So you're the little woman
who wrote the book that
started this great war.“
– A. Lincoln 1862
Northerners shocked,
enraged, frieghtened…
Let’s see how…..
The Nation Divides
Main Idea: The election of 1860 led to the breakup of the Union.
• Democratic Party splits into
northern & southern sections
– Stephen Douglas - Northern
Democrat –
“will NOT support slavery”
– John C. Breckinridge Southern Democrat –
“supports slavery”
Stephen Douglas
John C. Breckinridge
• Remaining Whigs form the
Constitutional Union Party
- Nominate John Bell –
“heal the Union”
• Republicans nominate
Abraham Lincoln –
“Stop the spread of slavery”
John Bell
Abraham Lincoln
Election of 1860
• Republicans nominate
Abraham Lincoln
– Opposes the SPREAD of
slavery
– Favors protective tariffs
– Receives less than 40% of
the popular vote, but wins
majority (59%) of votes in
Electoral College
How unpopular is Lincoln in
the south?
Republican
Candidate
Lincoln: 1860
President-elect Lincoln
Feb. 23, 1861
• His name doesn’t even
appear on the ballot in
most Southern states!
• Democratic Party splits:
– Stephen Douglas on the Northern Democratic ticket
– John C. Breckinridge on the Southern Democratic ticket
• Whig Party becomes Constitutional Union Party (John Bell)
• Republicans nominate Abraham Lincoln (wins with 59% E-votes)
Southern States Secede!
• Lincoln’s election leads south to believe President
& Congress were against them.
• South Carolina secedes on December 20, 1860.
• Lame-duck President Buchanan does nothing!
The Confederate States of America
• Six other states follow South
Carolina to form the
Confederate States of
America (The C.S.A.).
- Mississippi, Florida, Alabama,
Georgia, Louisiana, & Texas
• Confederacy meets in
Alabama, forms a
government, trains an army,
and elects a president.
Jefferson Davis: President of the C.S.A.
(Confederate States of America) in office
February 18, 1861 – May 10, 1865
• All before Lincoln takes office
The Civil War Begins
Main Idea: President Lincoln’s assurances of friendship in his inaugural address
are rejected by the South.
• At his inauguration, Lincoln
makes 3 promises, trying to
keep the Union together:
1. Will NOT interfere with
slavery where it already exists
2. WILL enforce the Fugitive
Slave Law!
3. Will NOT allow any further
extension of slavery
“If I could save the Union
without freeing ANY slave, I
would do it,…” - A. Lincoln 1862
http://www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/speeches/greel
ey.htm
Lincoln’s First Inauguration:
- March 4, 1861
Fort Sumter
• Federal fort located in
the mouth of Charleston
Bay, South Carolina
• April 12, 1861: South
Carolina militia attacks!
• After 34 hours of
bombardment the fort
surrenders to the
Confederacy.
• THE CIVIL WAR BEGINS!
http://www.nps.gov/fosu/planyourvisit/directions.
htm
Bombardment of Fort Sumter