The War

E.Q. What were the causes of the War?P.T. Who won the US Presidential

Election in 1860?

Southern Names for the War• Second American Revolution• War for Southern Independence• War of Confederate

Independence• War of Northern Aggression• War Between the States• The War

Northern Names for the War

• Civil War• War of the Rebellion• War of Insurrection• War of Secession

Definition of “Civil War”

According to the Oxford Dictionary the term is defined as, “A war between citizens of the same country.”

Webster states, “A war between different factions of the same country.”

Fundamental Causes of the War• These causes developed over a long

period of time:–Economics (tariffs)–States Rights–Slavery–Nationalism (Culture Differences)

Immediate Causes of the War• Immediate Causes come

into being just before the major event itself occurs:–John Brown’s Raid on

Harpers Ferry, Virginia–1860 US Presidential

Election

Presidential Election of 1860• Republican Party–Founded in 1854–Favored Protective Tariffs–Opposed Slavery in the

Territories–Supporters of John Brown–Sectionalist Party–Abolitionists

Republican Presidential Candidate• Abraham Lincoln–Illinois–Sectional President–Running Mate

Hannibal Hamlin from Maine–Received No Votes from 8

Southern States –Only Received 40% of the

Popular Vote

Democratic Party• Split in Party• Northern Democrats Nominate–Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois–Hershel V. Johnson of Georgia

• Southern Democrats Nominate –John C. Breckenridge of Kentucky–Edward Everett of Massachusetts

• Constitutional Party Nominate–John Bell of Tennessee–Joseph Lane of Oregon

Lincoln Wins

Election was held on November 6, 1860. The split among Democrats assures the win of Lincoln. Lincoln states before the election, “America could not continue permanently half free and half slave.” This convinced Southerners that his goal was total abolition of slavery.

Lincoln Wins

Georgia’s Lawmakers’ Reaction• November 21, 1860 called for Special Session• Meet in January to discuss action• South Carolina Secedes December 20, 1860• 132 counties send delegates to Milledgeville• Delegates decide secession• January 16, 1861 four Southern states out of

the Union

Governor Joseph E. Brown• Writes open letter to the people of

Georgia on December 7, 1860• Says GA is not endangered by Lincoln

the man but endangered by Republicans and abolitionists

States Secedes• South Carolina December 20, 1860

(unanimous)• Mississippi January 9, 1861

(84 to 15)• Florida January 11, 1861 (62 to 7)• Alabama January 11, 1861 (61 to 39)–Calls for Convention in

Montgomery, AL to create new government

Georgia’s Decision

• Meet January 16, 1861 • Immediate Secessionists–Gov. Brown, Robert Toombs, Howell

Cobb, T.R.R. Cobb• Wait and See People–Alexander H. Stephens, Herschel V.

Johnson, Benjamin Harvey Hill

Debate• Three days of intense debating• Preliminary Vote –164 for secession to 133 against

• Final Vote–208 for secession to 89 against

• Ordinance of Secession adopted January 19• January 21, 286 signed the Ordinance

and 6 signed in protest but pledge to protect the state

Republic of Georgia• Union is a compact among

states• Voluntarily join/ voluntarily

leave• Georgia 1788 Ratification

repealed• Georgia membership in the

Union dissolved• Georgia become a free and

independent country

Georgians’ Loyalty• Resigned from Federal

Jobs• Resigned from the

Military• Supported their Country

(Georgia)• Georgians first/

Americans second

Reflection

What did you learn today?