1. Abraham Lincoln’s Election & Fort Sumter
The Civil War BEGINS…
Abraham Lincoln’s Election & Fort Sumter
Chapter 5, Lesson 4

2. John Brown’s Raid
Raid made many people in the south worry that slave rebellion would happen.
SOUTH THOUGHT secession was the only way to protect their rights
Many still disliked the Kansas-Neb Act & Dred Scott decision
Republicans wanted to keep slavery out of the territories – to help them they had a famous republican leader on their side…

3. No Slavery beyond this point!
Abraham Lincoln
Republican candidate
Against the SPREAD of slavery
Promised not to stop slavery in the South where it was already practiced.
Said he hoped it would one day END there, too.
No Slavery beyond this point!

4. Abraham Lincoln’s Early Years
Grew up on a farm helping his dad
Became a lawyer
Served on the Illinois state
legislature for 8 years
Served 1 year in the
US Congress

5. LINCOLN ran against… Lincoln’s campaign
Lincoln campaigned for the Senate and to be the next President
He argued that the country could no survice if it was divided
All states needed to be either slave states or free states – not both
LINCOLN ran against…

6. Stephen A. Douglas States' Choice
West should decide for themselves about slavery.
States' Choice
Lincoln lost… Douglas WON!

7. DEMOCRATIC PARTY SP-LIT!
The Election of 1860
DEMOCRATIC PARTY SP-LIT!
Democratic Party candidate: Douglas
Democratic Party south: Breckinridge
Republican Party: LINCOLN

8. John Breckinridge Slavery Everywhere
Democratic candidate popular with southerners
Government should allow slavery everywhere in the West.
Slavery Everywhere

9. Worried White Southerners
Many in the South were afraid if Lincoln were elected, slavery would be outlawed.
Some even said they would LEAVE the Union if Lincoln was elected.
Lincoln In...We're OUT

10. Lincoln Elected President
November 6, 1860
December 20, 1860 South Carolina’s leaders seceded from the Union.
Later SIX other southern states seceded:
Mississippi
Florida
Alabama
Georgia
Louisiana
Texas

11. The Confederate States of America formed the Confederacy on Feb 4, 1861
South Carolina
Mississippi
Florida
Louisiana
Alabama
Georgia
Texas
Jefferson Davis

12. Fort Sumter Give In FIGHT Ignore
Some advised Lincoln to “Let the states go”
Others said, “Give in on the slavery question.”
Still others said, “Use the ARMY to end their revolt!”
Give In
FIGHT
Ignore

13. Lincoln’s Choices
He wanted to prevent war.
“We are not enemies, but friends.”
THE VERY NEXT DAY
An important message came from Major Robert Anderson commander at Fort Sumter:

14. Urgent! Message from Commander Anderson
Supplies at the Fort are almost gone. If new supplies are not sent soon, we will be forced to surrender the fort to the Confederacy.

15. What to Do??? ? ? ? If I send supplies…Southerners might attack.
If I send troops….Southerners WILL attack.
If I do nothing…the commander will have to surrender. ? ? ?

16. Decision Lincoln decided to send supply ships
And see what the Southerners would do

17. Confederate President Davis
Davis decided to take over the fort BEFORE the supply ships arrived.
Demanded them to surrender.
NEVER!
The Confederate troops FIRED on the fort,
Major Anderson and his men ran out of ammunition and
had to give up.

18. 11 States Strong The Civil War has Begun!
Lincoln called for Americans to join the army to stop the rebellion.
Frightened southern states not in the Confederacy now joined with the other 7 states.
Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina
11 States Strong