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Ele
ctio
n o
f Li
nco
ln
(Republic
an)
“My paramount object in
this struggle is to save
the Union, and not to
either save or destroy
slavery. If I could save
the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it, and if I could save the Union
by freeing all of the slaves, I would do it.” -- Abraham Lincoln
South
sece
des
(leave
the U
nio
n)
A Declaration of the Causes which
Impel the State of Texas to Secede
from the Federal Union
We hold as undeniable truths that the
governments of the various States, and
of the confederacy itself, were
established exclusively by the white
race, for themselves and their posterity;
that the African race had no agency in
their establishment; that they were
rightfully held and regarded as an
inferior and dependent race, and in that
condition only could their existence in
this country be rendered beneficial or
tolerable.
Our position is thoroughly identified with the
institution of slavery-- the greatest material
interest of the world. Its labor supplies the
product which constitutes by far the largest and
most important portions of commerce of the
earth. These products are peculiar to the climate
verging on the tropical regions, and by an
imperious law of nature, none but the black race
can bear exposure to the tropical sun. These
products have become necessities of the world,
and a blow at slavery is a blow at commerce and
civilization. That blow has been long aimed at the
institution, and was at the point of reaching its
consummation. There was no choice left us but
submission to the mandates of abolition, or a
dissolution of the Union, whose principles had
been subverted to work out our ruin.
A Declaration of the Immediate Causes
which Induce and Justify the Secession
of the State of Mississippi from the
Federal Union.
We affirm that these ends for which this
Government was instituted have been defeated,
and the Government itself has been made
destructive of them by the action of the non-
slaveholding States. Those States have assume the
right of deciding upon the propriety of our domestic
institutions; and have denied the rights of property
established in fifteen of the States and recognized
by the Constitution; they have denounced as sinful
the institution of slavery; they have permitted open
establishment among them of societies, whose
avowed object is to disturb the peace and to eloign
the property of the citizens of other States. They
have encouraged and assisted thousands of our
slaves to leave their homes; and those who remain,
have been incited by emissaries, books and
pictures to servile insurrection.
Declaration of the Immediate
Causes Which Induce and Justify
the Secession of South Carolina
from the Federal Union
Unio
n (U
SA
) vs.
Confe
dera
cy (CSA
)North –
President
Lincoln
Capital –
Washingto
n, DC
South –
President
Jefferson
Davis
Capital –
Richmond ,
VA
Popula
tion,
Sta
tes
North
22 million
people, 24
states,
outnumber
South 4 to 1
Would allow
blacks to
fight
South
9 million
people, 1/3
were slaves,
South did
not use
them, 11
states
Industry,
Infra
structu
reNorth
Variety of
economic
resources,
92% of the
nation’s
industry,
22,000 miles
of RR
South
Agricultural,
especially
staple crops
which
needed to be
sold (leads
to food
shortages
later), 9,000
miles of RR
Territo
ryNorth
Offensive
War
Had to
conquer a
very large
area
South
Defensive
War
Protect
homes, land,
way of life
Know the
terrain
Leadersh
ipNorth
Few
experienced
officers
Eventually
Ulysses S
Grant
South
Superior
military
leadership
Robert E.
Lee
Oth
er
North
Border
States –
States which
allowed
slavery yet
fought for
the North
Missouri,
Kentucky,
Delaware,
Maryland
South
Asked Great
Britain and
France to
help them
“Johnny
Reb”
War S
trate
gie
sNorth
Blockade the
South
(Anaconda),
prevent
imports and
exports
Take control of
Mississippi
River, cut the
Confederacy
in two
South
Fight a
defensive
war, hope
the North
gets tired
and leaves
War S
trate
gie
s
Seize
Richmond,
the
Confederate
capital
Seize
Washington,
the Union
capital
NorthSouth
New
Weapons
of
War
1. Ironclad ships2. Rifles (longer and
more accurate than muskets)3. Bullet shapes
Tota
l War Destruction of
everything that could
be used to help the enemy Includes crops,
livestock, homes, infrastructure