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1 IV. Road to Ft. Sumter part III
Secession

2 A. Election of 1860 Rep- Abraham Lincoln (IL)
Platform: Slavery is morally wrong, internal improvements, transcontinental RR So. Dem- John C. Breckinridge (KY) Platform: protection of slavery No. Dem- Stephen Douglas (IL) Platform: Popular sovereignty Constitutional Union Party- John Bell (TN) Platform: Alcohol/Immigrants

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4 Strategies in the election
Democrats spent time attacking each other This split the democratic vote Republicans spent time on populous and mid-western states

5 Results of the Election
Electoral Vote Lincoln 180 (every northern state ex NJ) Breckinridge 72 (most of the south Bell 39 (TN, VA, KY) Douglas 12 (MO, NJ) Popular Vote Lincoln 39.9% Douglas 29.5 % Breckinridge 18.1% Bell 12.5% Other 3 candidates received 1 million more votes than Lincoln- Lincoln did not appear on 10 southern ballots

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7 Reactions Northern Pleased with the results & the prospect of ending slavery Southern Powder keg has been ignited Lincoln did not need the south to win the election

8 B. Secession (Separate)
History of Secession 1776: US Separates from Great Britain 1803: New England contemplates secession over admission of LA 1814: The Hartford Convention- New England tries to secede from US over War of 1812 1845: New England wanted to secede over the admission of Texas

9 Legality of Secession Northern Argument Southern Argument
The South entered to union under a contract (the Constitution Lincoln’s Inaugural address Secession was not legal States still part of the Union Lincoln would not assail the south Gov’t control federal property Southern Argument The contract was breeched Declaration of Independence 10th Amendment -Declaration of Independence

10 C. South Secedes December 20, 1860 Reasons for secession
129 delegates of S.C. met in Charleston & unanimously voted to secede from the Union Reasons for secession Each state was sovereign & independent Entered the union voluntarily 10th amendment allows them to leave South Carolina held its breath, waiting for the other southern states to secede Absolutely nothing happened

11 Order of Secession South Carolina Dec 20, 1860 Mississippi Jan 9, 1861
Florida Jan 10, 1861 Alabama Jan 11, 1861 Georgia Jan 19, 1861 Louisiana Jan 26, 1861 Texas Mar 2, 1861

12 D. Confederate Constitution
Est. and ratified Mar 11, 1861 Same as the US Constitution with 4 major differences The words “promote the general welfare” are taken out of the preamble and “each state acting in its sovereign & independent welfare” is added Explicitly guarantees slavery in state & territory- outlaws IST Prohibits protective tariffs for internal improvements Limits the president to one 6 year term

13 The Confederate States of America is Born
Jefferson Davis is elected President of the CSA Alexander H. Stephens is elected Vice-President

14 E. Crisis in Charleston Dec. 26, 1860, six days after SC seceded, Maj. Robert Anderson relocated his men from Ft. Moultrie to a more defensible Ft. Sumter The fort was about 90% complete at the time Anderson only had a garrison of about 85 men The South took this as a hostile move

15 1st attempt to re-supply Ft. Sumter
Buchanan sends help Jan. 9, 1861: The Star of the west was sent from New York to Ft. Sumter to bring necessary supplies Orders were sent by mail and were never received by the fort WHY? Cadets from the Citadel were manning guns in the harbor The Cadets fire on the ship and turn it around

16 Lincoln attempts to re-supply Ft. Sumter
April 4: Lincoln informs SC governor Francis Perkins of his intension to re-supply the fort April 10: Perkins notifies Jefferson Davis, who orders PGT Beauregard to demand the evacuation and surrender of the fort. April 11: Beauregard sends aides under a flag of truce to deliver his ultimatum- Anderson declines April 12, 1861, 3:20am: Aides revisit the fort and make one more request for surrender- Major Anderson refuses again. He is told the CSA will open fire in 1 hour

17 F. Fort Sumter April 12, 1861, 4:30am: Cpt. George S. James orders a tracer shot over the fort. This tracer shot signals the firing to begin First shot was fired from Ft. Moultrie Union returned fire at daybreak Bombing from Ft. Moultrie ignited a fire in the officer’s quarters threatening the main powder magazine After 34 hours of bombing, Major Anderson surrenders leaving the fort in CSA control

18 G. Captains Report Major Robert Anderson 0 casualties
Gen PGT Beauregard 1 casualty CSA horse

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