Southern States Before The Election
What was the South most known for owning?
Plantations and Slaves
How many electoral votes did Lincoln receive from the South?
What did President Lincolon issue in the South?
On January 1, 1863, the President issued the Emancipation Proclamation. With it, he freed all slaves in Confederate or contested areas of the South.
How much of the popular vote did Lincoln win?
Lincoln wins with less than half of the popular vote.
What was the South known for growing the most?
Cotton
What year did the election take place?
1860
What did the southern states do as a result of Lincoln?
Eleven Southern states had seceded from the Union.
Which amendment did Lincoln support the most?
The 13th Amendment which abolished slavery throughout the United States.
Why did the South fear Abraham Lincoln winning the election?
Southern states feared that Lincoln and the Republican party would end slavery in southern states.
Who did Abraham Lincoln defeat in the election?
Southern Democrat: John C. Breckinridge
Democrat: Stephen A. Douglas
Constitutional Union candidate: John Bell
What did the eleven seceded states call themselves?
These eleven states eventually formed the Confederate States of America.
Was Lincoln an abolitionist?
Lincoln was not an abolitionist but he claimed to have thought as much as any abolitionist.
How was slavery in the Southern territories?
Slaves are property under Constitution; fear more free states.
What mainly led to Lincoln winning the election?
The Democratic party was split over slavery.
How was the South’s farming after the election?
Sharecropping and tenant farming took the place of slavery and the plantation system in the South.
How many years after the election did Lincoln get assassinated?
5 years