1. The Union Dissolves
Chapter 10 Section 4

2. The Election of 1860 Lincoln- Republican- anti-slavery, higher tariffs
Douglass- Northern
Democrats
Breckinridge- Southern
Bell- Constitutional Union
Party
-Lincoln is elected-South
Carolina secedes
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen Douglass
John Bell
John C. Breckinridge

3. Bonnie Blue Secession Flag
Compromise Fails
A last attempt at peace:
-The Lower South (SC,AL,FL,GA,LA,TX,MS) seceded by Feb. 1, 1861.
Crittenden’s Compromise is proposed. Guarantee slavery where it already existed and reinstate the Missouri Compromise line to the CA border.
-It fails and The Civil War begins.
Bonnie Blue Secession Flag

4. Flag of the Confederate States of America
Compromise Fails
Founding the Confederacy:
-First capital -Montgomery, AL.
Eventually moved to Richmond, Va.
-Confederate States of America. (Confederacy)
Confederate Constitution-
1-each state independent
2- slavery where it existed
3- no protective tariffs
Jefferson Davis - First President.
General Robert E. Lee Commands the Confederate Army.
Flag of the Confederate States of America

5. The Civil War Begins Fort Sumter Falls: Upper South secedes:
Lincoln tries to re-supply
Davis attacks the fort
Civil War Begins on April 12, 1861
Maj. Robert Anderson surrenders Fort Sumter
Upper South secedes:
June Arkansas, Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina secede

6. The Civil War Begins Hanging on to the Border States:
Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri are on the fence
-Lincoln send troops into Baltimore- makes Maryland safe
-Kentucky stays neutral, eventually joins Union
-Missouri stays in the Union