PPT-Daily Quiz – 3/23 What idea did Southern states use to justify secession?

Jacksonian Democracy Crittenden Compromise States Rights Slavery doctrine Who won the election of 1860 Abraham Lincoln John Bell John C Breckenridge Stephen Douglas Comparing Union and Confederacy. The Origins of the. US Civil War, 1846-1861. Examination. Candidates will complete one document question.. There will be two parts to each question.. Part (a) Candidates will be expected to consider two sources on one aspect of the material.. Unit Six. Slavery & Western Expansion. Section One. Impact of War. Mexican War heightened opposing viewpoints on slavery. Amendment to a war appropriations bill was proposed by David Wilmot. WILMOT PROVISO: proposed that in any territory the US gained from Mexico, there would be no slavery. The Election of 1860. In what ways did the election of Lincoln lead the Southern states to secede from the Union?. Essential. Question. political party:. political group organized to gain political power by getting its members elected to office.. Kristi Fleming. Murchison Middle School. 2007-2008. Now that Texas was full of immigrants from the Southern United States…it’s time to learn about the differences facing the two sides….. The year is 1860…. The War Begins: 1860-1861. Election of 1860. Following the raid on Harper’s Ferry by John Brown and his execution, the nation was sharply polarized. Northern abolitionists considered Brown a martyr for the cause of abolitionism, while Southerners considered him a terrorist. This polarization spilled over into the 1860 Presidential Election. . “As the first total war in history, the Civil War was fought not just by armies but through the mobilization of each society’s human and economic resources. …the freeing of four million slaves was only the most monumental of the war’s many transformations, in both the South and the North.”. In what ways did the election of Lincoln lead the Southern states to secede from the Union?. Essential. Question. political party:. political group organized to gain political power by getting its members elected to office.. Today’s Essential Question: What were . the political parties, platforms, candidates, issues, and outcome in the election of . 1860?. Vocabulary. political party. – political group organized to gain political power by getting its members elected to office. SOUTH CAROLINA IS FIRST TO LEAVE THE UNION ON DECEMBER 20, 1860, FOLLOWED BY MS, FL, AL, GA, LA, AND TX.. FEBRUARY 4, 1861 – CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA ARE FORMED. JEFFERSON DAVIS IS ELECTED ITS FIRST PRESIDENT. Scantron. answer form for the quiz. When you finish, turn in both the . Scantron. and the quiz itself to the cart, plus any “Young Republic” make-up materials (today is the deadline for those).. 8-4.4 Evaluate the arguments of . unionists. , . cooperationists. , and . secessionists. on the issues of . states’ rights . and . slavery. and the ways that these arguments contributed to South Carolina’s . In 1861, . the . Georgia General Assembly . debated whether the . state should join its . fellow southern states in . breaking away from the Union. . Georgia Debates Secession. During the debate there were those who did not want to leave the Union, including representatives from the northern counties, small farmers and non-slave holders, and most importantly Alexander Stephens, who gave an eloquent speech against secession. . Whether or not to secede from the Union was a huge question for those living in the Southern states. It was even more difficult for those living in border states like Maryland and Tennessee. These states were more directly reliant on the North and feared what might happen if they left. Still, some of their citizens wanted out. This was a constant topic even coming up in personal letters as you will see today.. Missouri Compromise . Slavery. Developing causes . Stephen Douglas’s desire for a transcontinental railroad and need of southern senators support. Douglas’ beliefs (popular sovereignty). Kansas-Nebraska Act.