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Lesson 3 Secession and War

The 1860 Election

Classifying List all of the presidential candidates in the 1860 presidential election, which party each represented, and each party’s position on slavery.

1. Candidate

1. Party

1. Stand on slavery

Presidential Election 1860

1. Candidate

1. Party

1. Stand on slavery

1. Candidate

1. Party

1. Stand on slavery

1. Candidate

1. Party

1. Stand on slavery

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONWhy does conflict develop?

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2. Identifying Who won the election? 

Critical Thinking3. Drawing Conclusions Why did both Northerners and Southerners reject John Crittenden’s compromise? 

Fighting at Fort Sumter

Directions Use your textbook to help you complete the following activities.

1. Specifying What was Fort Sumter? Where was it located?

2. Sequencing Number the following list of events in the order they happened.

a.  Lincoln issued a call for troops.

b.  Lincoln sent unarmed men with supplies to the fort.

c. Fort Sumter surrendered.

d. Lincoln was inaugurated.

e.  Jefferson Davis ordered Confederate forces to attack.

f.  Lincoln gets a message from the commander at Fort Sumter. 

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3. Making a Judgment Do you think Lincoln made a wise decision when he sent unarmed troops to Fort Sumter? Explain.

4. Drawing a Conclusion Why do you think some Southern states waited to secede until after the attack on Fort Sumter? 

5. Speculating Do you think problems between the North and South could have been solved without going to war? Explain. 

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