18.4 Secession A Divided Nation

The Raid on Harpers Ferry 1858 – John Brown plans to attack the federal arsenal Arm slaves with the weapons he gains October 16, 1859 John Brown’s Raid began. No Slaves Rebelled Colonel Robert E. Lee and marines captured John Brown.

Judging John Brown The men were charged with death. John Brown’s speech & Sentenced to death Many people in the North saw John Brown as a good person Contribution to separation

The Election of 1860 Democrats Constitutional Union Party Republicans North and South Democrats split South – John C. Breckinridge North – Stephen Douglas Constitutional Union Party Act only based on what the constitution says John Bell Republicans Abraham Lincoln

The Election of 1860 RESULTS Lincoln wins. Pro-slavery votes are spread thin and Lincoln takes majority of the Electoral College.

Breaking with the Union Many worried newly elected President Lincoln would end slavery 4 days after President Lincoln’s election. South Carolina met to consider secession. Secession: the act of formally withdrawing from the Union. No constitutional barriers existed for leaving the union. Opposing views Many felt it was against their duty; and unlawful to simply withdraw from the union.

The Confederate States of America Feb. 1 of 1861 Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas has seceded from the Union Feb.4 Seceding states met in Montgomery, Alabama and form the Confederate States of America, also known as the Confederacy.

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