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The 1860 Election & the Coming of the Civil War

The 1860 Election & the Coming of the Civil War. I. Three Long Term Causes of the Civil War. A. The Rise of the Anti-Slavery Movement (1830s  ). B. Slavery and Westward Expansion (1840s ). C. Bad Political Leaders (1850s  ). B. The Late 1850s: The Crisis Worsens.

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The 1860 Election & the Coming of the Civil War

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  1. The 1860 Election & the Coming of the Civil War

  2. I. Three Long Term Causes of the Civil War

  3. A. The Rise of the Anti-Slavery Movement (1830s)

  4. B. Slavery and Westward Expansion (1840s)

  5. C. Bad Political Leaders (1850s)

  6. B. The Late 1850s: The Crisis Worsens 1. Uncle Tom’s Cabin Upsets the South (1852)

  7. 2. The Dred Scott Decision: Slavery on Free Soil (1857)

  8. C. John Brown’s Failed Raid to Free Slaves (1859)

  9. III. The 1860 Election and Secession

  10. A. The 1860 Election: Rising Republicans and Divided Democrats

  11. B. Lincoln: The “Minority” President-Elect (Nov.)

  12. C. 7 Southern States Secede (Dec.-Jan.)

  13. D. The Crittendon Amendments and Failed Compromise (Jan-March)

  14. E. The First Shots & 4 Years of War (April)

  15. IV. Lingering Questions: What Ifs….. • The south hadn’t seceded? • Lincoln had accepted the Crittendon Compromise? • Northerners had just paid southerners to free their slaves?

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