Road to Secession Road to Secession 1854-18611854-1861

Standards and Essential Standards and Essential QuestionQuestion

SSUSH 9 The student will identify key SSUSH 9 The student will identify key events, issues, and individuals events, issues, and individuals relating to the causes, course and relating to the causes, course and consequences of the Civil Warconsequences of the Civil War

Essential question: Why did the Essential question: Why did the election of Abraham Lincoln begin election of Abraham Lincoln begin secession? secession?

The Election of 1860The Election of 1860

DemocratsDemocratsStephen A. DouglasStephen A. Douglas

Repudiate the Freeport DoctrineRepudiate the Freeport DoctrineHerschel JohnsonHerschel Johnson

John BreckinridgeJohn BreckinridgeJoseph LaneJoseph Lane

RepublicansRepublicansAbraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln

Hannibal HamlinHannibal HamlinConstitutional Union PartyConstitutional Union Party

John BellJohn BellEdward EverettEdward Everett

Stephen DouglasStephen Douglas

Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln

Beginning of SecessionBeginning of Secession

The beginning of secessionThe beginning of secession

South Carolina leaves the UnionSouth Carolina leaves the Union

GA, AL, FL, MS, LA, TXGA, AL, FL, MS, LA, TX

Approving secession ordinancesApproving secession ordinances

Buffer states attempt to force Buffer states attempt to force compromisecompromise

President BuchananPresident Buchanan

John FloydJohn Floyd

The Union & Confederacy in The Union & Confederacy in 18611861

The Union & Confederacy in The Union & Confederacy in 18611861

Attempts at compromiseAttempts at compromise

Crittenden’s Compromise Plan of 1861Crittenden’s Compromise Plan of 1861

John J. CrittendenJohn J. Crittenden

President-elect Lincoln rejectsPresident-elect Lincoln rejects

Former President John TylerFormer President John Tyler

Washington peace conferenceWashington peace conference

Lincoln’s slavery amendmentLincoln’s slavery amendment

The Confederate States of The Confederate States of AmericaAmerica

A new government?A new government?

The first PresidencyThe first Presidency

Jefferson DavisJefferson Davis

Alexander StephensAlexander Stephens

The Leaders of the The Leaders of the ConfederacyConfederacy

The Leaders of the The Leaders of the ConfederacyConfederacy

Pres. Jefferson DavisPres. Jefferson DavisPres. Jefferson DavisPres. Jefferson Davis VP Alexander VP Alexander StevensStevens

VP Alexander VP Alexander StevensStevens

Confederate CabinetConfederate Cabinet

The Confederate “White The Confederate “White House”House”

The Confederate “White The Confederate “White House”House”

The Confederate SealThe Confederate SealThe Confederate SealThe Confederate Seal

MOTTO MOTTO “With God As Our Vindicator” “With God As Our Vindicator”MOTTO MOTTO “With God As Our Vindicator” “With God As Our Vindicator”

Grim Realities Grim Realities

Rating the North & the Rating the North & the SouthSouth

Rating the North & the Rating the North & the SouthSouth

Resources: North & the Resources: North & the SouthSouth

Resources: North & the Resources: North & the SouthSouth

Railroad Lines, Railroad Lines, 18601860

Railroad Lines, Railroad Lines, 18601860

Slave/Free States Slave/Free States Population, 1861Population, 1861Slave/Free States Slave/Free States Population, 1861Population, 1861

Lincoln’s administrationLincoln’s administration

His cabinetHis cabinet

Sec. Of State-William SewardSec. Of State-William Seward

Sec. Of Treasury-Samuel P. Sec. Of Treasury-Samuel P. ChaseChase

Sec. Of War-Edwin StantonSec. Of War-Edwin Stanton

Confederate President Confederate President Jefferson DavisJefferson Davis

Inauguration of President Inauguration of President DavisDavis

The first shots of the warThe first shots of the war

Reluctance on both sidesReluctance on both sidesRe-supplying Fort SumterRe-supplying Fort SumterFort Sumter surrendersFort Sumter surrendersBorder states take sidesBorder states take sides

VA, NC, TN & AKVA, NC, TN & AKNew confederate capital-Richmond, VA.New confederate capital-Richmond, VA.

MD, KY & MSMD, KY & MSWest VirginiaWest Virginia “ “preserve the Union and not abolish slavery”preserve the Union and not abolish slavery”Slaves as contrabandSlaves as contraband

  

Union TroopsUnion Troops

Preparing for war…Preparing for war…

The first shots fired…Fort The first shots fired…Fort SumterSumter