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Topic: How did the election of 1860 spark secession and the Civil War?

Election of 1856 Kansas problem central in the campaign Democrats: James Buchanan Republicans: John Fremont (“the pathfinder”) First Catholic candidate American Party: “Know Nothings” Nativist Party Anti- German and Irish Millard Fillmore as candidate Democrats win, but Buchanan is weak

The Dred Scott Decision Dred Scott sued for freedom Ruled on by Chief Justice Roger B. Taney A “final ruling” on slavery debate African-Americans had no rights in the US Slave was property only Property rights upheld in every state Northerners enraged

The Rise of Abraham Lincoln Lincoln starts out poor, becomes lawyer in Illinois Joined Whigs, then Republicans Lincoln and Abolitionism Gradual abolitionism No slavery in new territories Brown-ites as “unstable” Lincoln-Douglas Debate (Freeport, 1858) Lincoln’s reputation for honesty grows

Election of 1860: An Ending and a Beginning Democrats now totally divided (north/south) 2 candidates: Douglas and Breckinridge Lincoln as the Republican candidate He had no enemies in the Republican party Southerners threaten secession if Republicans win Lincoln wins with 180 electoral votes South Carolina secedes from the Union (1860) 10 southern states follow suit Lincoln urges reconciliation South refuses, creates the Confederate States of America (1861)

Conclusion Was Lincoln truly a threat to the South in 1860? Explain your reasoning in 3-4 sentences