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Election of 1860 and its Effects
• Republican Convention– Most people thought Seward would win,
even Seward
– Lincoln nominated because 1) More Moderate
2) Not well Known
• Lincoln’s Campaign Campaign– Pledged “ will not directly, or indirectly,
interfere with their slaves …”
– The South did not buy it
The Republican Candidate
Other Candidates of 1860
• Election of 1860– Democrats split into northern and southern
factions and nominated two candidates• Douglas
• Breckenridge
– Former Whigs nominated Bell in an attempt to preserve Union with Constitutional Union Party. Strong only in VA and upper South
• Bell wins three states (Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee)
• Breckenridge carried the South
• Lincoln – carried the Northern states
– won the electoral vote
– less than 40% of all votes cast
– No Southern Electoral Votes, not on the ballad in most
Results of Election
Effects of 1860 Election
• South felt lost political voice (slavery, strength of gov.)
• Many resignations in DC.
• SC secedes on Dec. 20, 1860
• Feb. 14, 1861 – meeting from secessionist states in Montgomery, AL to form Confederate States of America.
• Jefferson Davis elected president of Confederacy