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-Born in rural Kentucky (1809)-Mother died when he was nine (1818)-Lincoln had little formal education, though

he read a great deal-Moved to New Salem (1831) -Shipped goods, was a postmaster, ran a

failed general store & became a surveyor-Served in the Black Hawk War (1832)-Elected to Illinois Legislature (1834)-Became lawyer (1837)-Married Marry Todd (1842)-Elected to U.S. Congress (1846)-Lincoln campaigns for, but loses the election

for U.S. Senate—against Douglas (1858) Page 1

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-Four candidates ran for President in 1860-The issues chiefly surrounded slavery-Stephen Douglas (IL) ran as a Democrat,

however refused to promote slavery in the West

-John Breckinridge (KY) ran as a Southern Democrat, supporting the Dred Scott decision

-John Bell (TN) ran as a member of the Constitutional Union party, avoiding the issue of slavery

-Abraham Lincoln (IL) ran as a Republican, opposing the expansion of slavery into the territories Page 2

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-Many Republicans saw Lincoln as a “safe” choice for president

-Republicans appealed to small farmers, manufacturers and Westerners

-Lincoln and the Republicans supported:1. A homestead act2. A transcontinental railroad3. Protective tariffs

-Many Southerners feared Lincoln would limit their voice in national matters

-Some in the South predicted states would secede rather than submit to Lincoln

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-Lincoln did not appear on ballots in 10 Southern states

-After the election, South Carolina’s U.S. Senators resigned from Congress

-Lincoln refused to give in to any plan to extend slavery into the territories (i.e. the Crittenden Plan)

-On December 20th, 1860, a South Carolina convention voted unanimously to secede

-By February 1861, seven Southern states had voted to secede from the union

-On February 4th, 1861 southern delegates met in Alabama voting to form a new nation, the Confederate States of America

-They elected Jefferson Davis as president Page 5

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