HIST 105 Lecture 5: Review Exam 3 Lecture 5 pt 2
29 Apr 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
A House Divided (1840-1861)
1860 Presidential Election
• Two Democratic conventions
• Constitutional Union Party
o Border states
o Southern Whigs: not ready to be democrats or republicans
• John Bell (Constitutional Union)
• Stephen A. Douglas (D- North)
• John C. Breckinridge (D- South)
• Abraham Lincoln
How did they have so many candidates?
Midwest- Liol ad Douglas fights for this eause theyre fro there
Election of 1860
• Abraham Lincoln (won)
• Republican
• 39% of votes
Secession
• Cooperationists- no need to separate the nation
• Southern Convention
• Concessions from the North
• South Carolina- December 1860 seceded from the union
• Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Texas secedes later on in January
• Buchanan did nothing
Texas Ordinance of Secession
States right that was wanted is the right to enslave a human
Border states- with few states
• February 1, 1861
• Slavery
o Nation settled by whites
o Servitude of the African race
• Ties with other slave-holding states
• Federal Government (what did he do?)
o Acquired power
o Tramped federal laws in Kansas Territory, Kansas wanted to be a free state and
Washington D.C. supported it but people of Kansas really wanted to be a slave trade
o Failed to protect Texans against Indians and Mexicans
• Northern states
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Document Summary
1860 presidential election: two democratic conventions, constitutional union party, border states, southern whigs: not ready to be democrats or republicans. John bell (constitutional union: stephen a. douglas (d- north) John c. breckinridge (d- south: abraham lincoln. Midwest- li(cid:374)(cid:272)ol(cid:374) a(cid:374)d douglas fights for this (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause they(cid:858)re fro(cid:373) there. Election of 1860: abraham lincoln (won, republican, 39% of votes. Secession: cooperationists- no need to separate the nation, southern convention, concessions from the north, south carolina- december 1860 seceded from the union, buchanan did nothing. Louisiana, mississippi, alabama, florida, georgia, texas secedes later on in january. States right that was wanted is the right to enslave a human. Texans argues: states were established by whites, african race inferior and dependent, servitude is mutually beneficial. Let co(cid:374)federate tates (cid:862)deart i(cid:374) pea(cid:272)e. (cid:863: confront secession. Confederate states of america: capital- montgomery, alabama. Lincoln calls for troops: va, nc, tn, ar secede, now 13 states that constitute the new confederacy. Border slave states: maryland, kentucky, missouri, delaware.
