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Election of 1860
• The Southern fire-eaters threatened to secede if the Republicans won the election
Democrats
• The Democrats divided:• Southern Democrats nominated John C.
Breckinridge
John C. Breckinridge
• Northern Democrats nominated Stephen Douglas
Stephen Douglas
Republicans
• Republicans nominated Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Constitutional Union Party
• Constitutional Union Party nominated John Bell
John Bell
LINCOLN WON!!
• Southerners felt that the states had voluntarily joined the Union and could therefore, voluntarily leave it.
• South Carolina seceded on December 20, 1860
• Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas seceded next.
• They formed the Confederate States of America
• Jefferson Davis was elected as president of the Confederacy.
• Alexander Stephens was the vice-president.
Jefferson Davis
Alexander Stephens
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