Chapter 15.4 Flashcards
1st democratic convention
Charleston South Carolina
The party supported the northern democrats ideas of popular sovereignty which caused 50 delegates to leave the convention. The party was unable to nominate a vandalize for president because the south didn’t support popular sovereignty. Democrats decide to wait till June to try again
2nd democratic convention
Baltimore Maryland
This time almost all of the southern delegates left the convention. This would mean that the southern democrats would have a candidate for president as would the northern democrats
What party did Lincoln belong to
Republicans
What party did John bell belong to
Constitutional Union party
What party did John Breckinridge belong to
Southern democrats
What party did Stephen Douglas belong to
Northern democrats
In the election of 1860 who won most of the south and north? Who won the election
Breckinridge will win most of the south and Lincoln will win most of the north. The north has more people which allows Lincoln to win
Resukts of the election of 1860
Immediately after the election of 1860 the south began to take action to leave the union. They thought Lincoln would end slavery
During secession who is still president even though Lincoln is elected president
Buchanan
Which was the first state to secede and which states followed
South Carolina was first to secede
Texas, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, Georgia
Most south states
NOT NORTH CAROLINA
Confederate states of America
These 7 states meet in Montgomery Alabama and created their own country and named Jefferson Davis president of the confederacy
Define confederacy
Loose association of states where the states have all the power
The confederacy was very similar to the US. What was the differences
It had states rights and slavery
What did Buchanan say about southern secession
It was illegal for the south to secede and it said that in the constitution
Crittenden plan
Presented in February 1861. Crittenden proposed amendments to the constitution that would protect slavery and reestablish the Missouri compromise. This time the northerners weren’t happy so this compromise failed
