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Abraham Lincoln’s Presidency
February 12, 1809: Born in Kentucky 1830: Moves to Illinois where he
becomes a clerk 1831-1842: Member of the Illinois
legislature 1858: Lincoln-Douglas Debates,
defeated in campaign for US Senate 1860: Wins election of 1860 against
Stephen Douglas, John Breckinridge, and John Bell
1861-1865: President of the United States
April 15, 1865: Assassinated at Ford’s Theatre in Washington D.C
Brief Biography of Lincoln
Republican Abraham Lincoln Popular in the North
because he spoke out against slavery in debates
Ends up starting as being indifferent about slavery and has a main goal of preserving the Union
Wins 10% of the popular vote without even being on Southern Ballots, won key electoral votes
Northern Democrat Stephen Douglas Does not want to spread
slavery into Western Territory. Wants to fund Homestead Act and Transcontinental Railroad
Pleads with Southerners to stay in the Union regardless of who is elected
Not popular in the South. Only won in Missouri and only had three votes from New Jersey
Election of 1860
Southern Democrat John C. Breckinridge of
Kentucky Wins most of the slave-
holding states in the deep South
Supports expansion of slavery into the territories
Constitutional Union Party John Bell Main Goal: heal the split
between the North and the South
Promises to preserve slavery in the Union
Wins three border states
Election of 1860
“In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war. The Government will not assail you. You can have no conflict without yourselves the aggressor.” Abraham Lincoln, First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1861
“..the union now subsisting between South Carolina and the other states, under the name of ‘United States of America’, is hereby dissolved.” Secede: to separate, to leaveStates Seceding the Union after Lincoln’s election:• South Carolina• Mississippi• Florida• Alabama• Georgia• Louisiana• Texas• Virginia (West Virginia breaks away and remains in Union)• Arkansas• North Carolina • Tennessee
Jefferson Davis was the only President of the Confederacy (only lasted 4 years)
Opposed secession while in the Senate but was pro-slavery
Could not overcome infrastructure problems within the Confederacy
Was later widely respected in the South as a symbol of the “Lost Cause”
Jefferson Davis: President of the CSA
Slave states that did not secede Delaware: Union support, few
slaves Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland—
supported the South, but divided Maryland—martial law control of
military authorities
Border States
Union fort in the middle of Charleston Harbor Apr. 11, 1861: Confederate demand Union surrenders
fort, Union refuses Apr. 12, 1861: Confederates begin to demand and
continue for 34 hours Union troops were unprepared—lacking ammunition,
tried to conserve ammunition throughout the battle No one was killed in battle but Union surrender
surrenders fort
Fort Sumter
Union: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Kansas, Oregon, California, West Virginia
Confederacy: Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Florida
Border: Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, Delawere
Union: BlueConfederacy: GrayBorder: Red