Civil War Outline Election of Lincoln 1860

1. 
   Election of Lincoln 1860
   

By February 1, 1861-Mississippi, Florida, Alabama

2. 
   Confederacy Formed-February, 1861
   
   1. 
      First Capital- Montgomery, Alabama
      
   2. 
      President: Jefferson Davis; Vice President: Alexander Hamilton Stephens
      

3. 
   Take over federal buildings
   
4. 
   Lincoln as President: Fort Sumter and Fort Pickens (Fl) in Confederate hands
   
5. 
   Border states-slave but stay in Union: Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, Missouri
   
   1. 
      How did Lincoln keep Border States in Union?
      
   2. 
      What did the Court rule in Ex Parte Merryman?
      
6. 
   Virginia Secedes-April 17, 1861-when Lincoln calls for 75,000 volunteers after Ft Sumter
   
   1. 
      Western Counties of VA were anti-slavery
      
      1. 
         Admitted as West Virginia-1863
         
7. 
   Followed by Arkansas, North Carolina, Tennessee
   
8. 
   Confederate States-11 states:
   

3. 
   Lincoln’s Goal: Preserve the Union
   

4. 
   Southern Goal: Win Independence
   

???Is Secession Treason???

What is the Southern Justification?

What is Lincoln’s Argument?