Election of 1860
Party
Candidate
Northern Democrats
Stephen Douglas (12)
Southern Democrats
John C. Breckenridge (72)
Republicans
Constitutional Union
Abraham Lincoln (180)
John Bell (39)
Position on Slavery
Popular Sovereignty
in the Territories
Allow slavery in the
Territories
Stop spread of slavery in
the Territories but do not
abolish it where it exists
Slave owner, but did not
address issue – platform was
to uphold the Constitution
Abraham Lincoln
180
Candidate with most Electoral Votes:____________________
Number of Votes:________
John C. Breckenridge (72)
Candidate with second highest number of electoral votes:________________________
Lincoln
Candidate with highest popular vote totals:_____________
40 %
Estimate – what percentage of the popular vote did the winner receive?_________
0
Total number of popular votes received by Lincoln in the South?______
The Eve of Civil War…
1860
Republican Abraham Lincoln is elected President in Nov. _______
abolish slavery)
(South believes he will ___________
secede (Dec. 20, 1860)
South Carolina – 1st state to ____________
6
_____ additional states follow by February ‘61
Confederate States of America formed – elect Jefferson __________
Davis as
Feb. ‘61 - __________________
Constitution
their President and draft a _____________
Military outposts,
Spring of 1861 - Confederates, out of fear & anger, begin to seize __________
Federal
mints, and ______________
buildings in the South
1861 - Fed. Commander at Ft. ____________
Sumter (SC) refuses to hand over fort to
April ________
Civil War
Confederates and is fired on = 1st shots fired in the ______________
The Eve of Civil War…
Republican Abraham Lincoln is elected President in Nov. _______
(South believes he will ___________ slavery)
South Carolina – 1st state to ____________ (Dec. 20, 1860)
_____ additional states follow by February ‘61
Feb. ‘61 - __________________ States of America formed – elect Jefferson __________ as
their President and draft a _____________
Spring of 1861 - Confederates, out of fear & anger, begin to seize __________ outposts,
mints, and ______________ buildings in the South
April ________ - Fed. Commander at Ft. ____________ (SC) refuses to hand over fort to
Confederates and is fired on = 1st shots fired in the ______________