SS8H6a
-Republicans opposed slavery, Lincoln was
a Repub.
-Lincoln won election w/o support of south
-sent signal to south that slavery would
soon end
Election of 1860
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SS8H6a
-idea that if a state didn’t like what was
going on, they could separate from the
Union
-in GA: some supported it, some opposed it
-after Lincoln elected… many states
seceded
Secession
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SS8H6a
-GA politician, slave owner
-opposed secession, “voice of reason”
-became Vice President of CSA
Alexander Stephens
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