Confederate States of AmericaBy Morgan Tobey

1861-1865

The Rise of the Confederacy

Election of 1860, Democratic Party split

John C. Breckinridge- Southern Rights Democrat

Stephen A. Douglas- Democrat

John Bell- Constitutional Union

Abraham Lincoln- Republican

Lincoln defeats every individual

Lower south secedes

The Beginning of the Confederacy

After Lincoln was elected, seven states seceded:

South Carolina December 20, 1860

Mississippi January 9, 1861

Florida January 10, 1861

Alabama January 11, 1861

Georgia January 19, 1861

Louisiana January 26, 1861

Texas February 1, 1861

The Constitution

The seven states met in Montgomery, Alabama- the capital- and wrote a constitution

Constitution promised slavery in states and territories

Strengthened states’ rights

Didn’t let Congress make protective tariffs

President gets one six-year term

Jefferson Davis and Alexander Stephens elected President and V.P.

http://www.usconstitution.net/csa.html

Results of Fort Sumter

The confederates had their first victory and a sense of pride

Four more states seceded:Virginia April 17, 1861

Arkansas May 6, 1861

Tennessee May 7, 1861

North Carolina May 20, 1861

Economy

Reluctant to raise taxes to pay for war

Began printing treasury notes

Caused major inflation

Confederate $1= Union 1cent

King Cotton Diplomacy

War destroyed economy

People

Most did not own slaves

Most were small farmers

Many fought to defend homeland

Religious and used Bible to defend slavery

Slaves became Christian

Important Figures in the Confederacy

Robert E. Lee- commander-in-chief of the Confederate army

“Stonewall” Jackson- commander who never backed down

Important Figures

Jefferson Davis- president of the Confederacy

P.G.T. Beauregard-general who won at First Battle of Bull Run

Fall of the Confederacy

Lee surrenders

Union takes Richmond

Davis captured

By June all confederates surrender

Reconstruction begins

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