Lincoln And The Start Of The Civil War Flashcards
Work in the boots
Worked hard but found time to become self educated addicted to reading
Is Lincolns background?
Born poor to uneducated farmers in Kentucky
House of reps 1840
Won a seat in the house served one term did poorly opposed Mexican-American war
Senate 1850s
Head-to-head with Douglas over the Kansas Nebraska act lost election but became famous
Southern view of Lincoln
They don’t trust him believe ban on expansion of slavery will eventually lead to total ban on slavery
Haters
In most southern states Lincoln is not even in the ballot
1860 Lincoln wins presidency how
Democrats split by region and over the issue of slavery for candidates ran Lincoln the Republican wins with only 40% of the popular vote for more than 50% of the electoral vote
Lincoln’s position on slavery
Slavery will not be allowed in new states doesn’t like slavery but will not allow it in the south
Why can’t the south accept Lincoln
- If the new states are all free South fears of being outvoted in Senate
- Fear Lincoln won’t enforce fugitive slave act
- So many Strong anti-slavery quotes
We are out
South Carolina votes to secede break away before Lincoln becomes president other states wait Buchanan does nothing
A new country
Six Southern states join Jefferson Davis is chosen as president of the Confederate states of America is born
Federal properties in the south
Lincoln vows to hold onto them
Fort Sumter
Island fort in South Carolina that the Confederates surrounded
Lincoln’s response
Send supplies to Sumter makes the south fire the first shot it works Sumter falls quickly to the south the war is on
Whose the bad guy
The south because they fired first Lincoln calls of 75,000 troops and repairs to invade the south
