K.Q. 1.4 Why did the Civil War begin in April 1861?

Reactions to the 1860 presidential election results

Southerners feared Lincolns election would lead to abolition of slavery

Reactions to the 1860 presidential election results

There were immediate secessions starting with South Carolina

Reactions to the 1860 presidential election results

Republicans celebrated Lincolns victory

Secession of the seven Deep South states

South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas seceded from the Union

Secession of the seven Deep South states

South was severely worried of losing slavery so they took action

Secession of the seven Deep South states

The states formed the Confederate states of America

The Battle of Fort Sumter and its impacts

Confederate forces pushed Fort Sumter.

The Battle of Fort Sumter and its impacts

Lincoln’s strategies may have pushed certain Southern states further which would secede after the Battle

The Battle of Fort Sumter and its impacts

In the North, the attack sparked widespread outrage

The aims of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis

Lincoln wanted to preserve the Union and Davis wanted Southern Independece

The aims of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis

Lincoln and Davis both completely disagreed on slavery as they viewed it from opposing sides

The aims of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis

Lincoln viewed secession as illegal