Secession

Stephen Douglas

election of 1860: Northern Democrat (SD)

John C. Breckinridge

election of 1860: Southern Democrat (JB)

Lincoln

election of 1860: republican

John Bell

election of 1860: Constitutional Union (JB)

(GAMFLT) Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Louisiana, and Texas

By February 1861, 6 more Southern states seceded …

Feb 8, 1861

Representatives met in Montgomery, Alabama on

Jefferson Davis

In Confederate States of America, who was elected president? (JD)

1. executive branch headed by a president

2. 2-house Congress

3. Supreme Court

In Confederate States of America, what 3 things were included? (E2S)

6

In Confederate States of America, presidents had how many years per term?

2/3rds vote

In Confederate States of America, it required what vote by Congress to admit new states or enact appropriations bills

protective tariffs & gov funding of internal improvement

In Confederate States of America, what 2 things did it forbid? (PT.F)

1. Missouri Compromise Line extend to Pacific

2. constitutional amendment protecting slavery where it already existed

What was the Crittenden Compromise?

freesoiler (didnt support extension of slavery)

Salmon Chase was what?

what

dec 20, 1860

What date did SC vote to secede?

SC

Which state had the highest % of slaves in it?

In his inaugural address, he argues that the people formed the states and the union. A state cannot leave the union.

What was lincoln’s argument about secession?

Feb 1861

When did (GAMFLT) Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, FL, TX secede? (6 more southern states)

(GAMFLT) Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, FL, Louisiana, TX

What 6 states succeded in 1861?

all (but not even on the ballot in 11 southern states

Lincoln won how many northern states?

1. They had the highest % of slaves in the state

2. No large area of non slaveholders. 

3. Sent out commissioners in other slave states

4. many graduated from a college were instructing that nullification and secession as a valid thing

5 reasons secession was so popular in SC

When w

1. Limited citizenship to white ppl

2. kept ⅗ compromise

3. strong fugitive slave clause

4. guarteed slavery in all confederate terriotries

5. banned the international slave trade

What 5 things did the confederate constitution do? (L3FGB)

he wasn’t a fire-eater

Why was Jefferson Davis appealing to others?

Alexander Stephans (against secession)

Who was the Confederate VP?

1. Taxing

2. Borrowing $-forigen (loan) and local (bonds)

3. Print $

3 way to finance wars

printed paper $

How did the south fund $ for the civil war?

bonds

How did the north fund $ for the civil war?

must accept cash to pay off debt

what is legal tender

cotton embargo

What did the confederates issue to the rest of the world?

confederates wont sell cotton to the rest of the world until they recognized the confederacy

cotton embargo?

April 1863

Conscription act was passed in

For every 20 slaves u can get 1 white person can exempt from the draft (also could pay $ to exempt from draft)

20 slave law?

“its a rich man’s war and a poor man’s fight”

20 slave law-famous quote

u need to be in the room when the court is debating over u

rit of habeas corpus (gov suspended ts)

impressment-could use things like (livestock, housing, food) from locals

What did south use for war efforts?

Womens bread riot (1863)

What event in Alabama showed growing dissatisfaction in the south

Confederacy exempt some poor families from paying taxes

1st ever social welfare

over 100k (1/2 left to start fighting against south)

How many soilders left the Confederate army

that if we don’t compromise its gonna lead to the civil war, so if they wanna keep their slaves they must not secede

What did Crittenden warn ppl?

fort sumter

Final remaining federal property in the confederacy was