American Civil War

Election of 1860

Election of 1860• Lincoln becomes

President – Most votes– Abraham Lincoln –

Republican– Stephen A. Douglas –

Democrat (North)– John C. Breckinridge –

Democrat (South)

Sam Houston• Tried to win nomination of the Constitutional

Union Party– Was NOT nominated

Results• Texans voted for:–Breckinridge – 47,548–Bell – 15,463–Douglas – 410 –Lincoln - 0

• John Bell – Constitutional Union Party• Keep the Union together

NEW CANDIDATE

Succession

Opposition

South Carolina secedes“The Union Is Dissolved”

Confederate States of America

• The first states to secede form The Confederate States of America

• Most Texans want to join– Not Governor Sam

Houston – He tried to keep Texas

from seceding

http://civilwardailygazette.com/2011/01/26/louisiana-leaves-the-union/

Secession Convention• Delegates of the Convention voted 166 to 8 for

secession• Texans voted 46,129 to 14,697• Changed the Constitution of 1845

• From “United States of America” to “Confederate States of America”• Defended state’s rights and slavery• Freeing slaves was illegal

http://www.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/civilwar/07_RogerQMillsLetter.html

Texas Secedes• 7th state to

Secede• March 2, 1861

http://backstoryradio.org/three-civil-war-specials/

"The Hercules of Union Slaying the Great Dragon of Secession," 1861 (Library of Congress)

http://www.dipity.com/brenthudson1/civil-war_1/

Governor Sam Houston• He would rather Texas have declared

independence• Secession Convention – all officials must take

an oath of office to the Confederacy– Houston refused– Loses governorship

The End• Lincoln offers Union troops to Houston – help

keep Texas from seceding– Houston refused

• Lived out his remaining years in Huntsville• Died July 26, 1863

http://www.shsu.edu/~pin_www/samhouston/HouHo.html