Chapter 12 Sec 5: Secession And War Flashcards
What was the Republican Party’s official platform on slavery and it’s future
Their platform is designed to attract voters for many quarters no slavery in new territories
Why was The Democratic Party week in the election of 1860?
They chose four different candidates
What is surprising about Lincoln and his treatment in the south
He hated slavery and he promised not disturb slavery where it existed name not on ballot
Which state was first to secede shortly after Lincoln’s election
South Carolina
Why was Lincoln unwilling to give into southern demands after he was elected Pres.
He won the election he figures America has spoken so he was unwilling to give into southern demand
When the South secedes what do they call the new country they create
The Confederate states of America
What are the two specific examples given in the textbook explaining how the south federal government had wronged them and justified Southern secession
Refusing to enforce the fugitive slave act and by denying southern states equal rights
What did Lincoln fear would happen if he spoke out to strongly in his inaugural address or took military action against the Confederate states of America
Their meaning slave states also might secede and also the border states
What was Lincoln’s plan for dealing with the Confederate Seage of Fort Sumter and island fortress off the coast of Carolina why did Lincoln choose to do what he did
Lincoln send more troops and ammunition
What did Lincoln do after the fall of fort Sumter
Lincoln issued a call for 75,000 to fight and save the union
