DEFINITION, KEY FIGURES, CLARITY, DISCUSSION, ANALYSIS
Definition- the election of Abraham Lincoln as the 16th POTUS Beat out southern candidates John C. Breckinridge, and John Bell.
Key Figures- Abraham Lincoln, John C. Breckenridge, John Bell, Stephen A. Douglas
Clarity of emphasis- was the straw that broke the camels back and lead to secession and civil war.
Discussion of its place in history- was the election of the president in 1960 and gave the republican party an anti-slavery party control of the executive branch of government. spelled what the south thought to be the end of the expansion of slavery and thus destroying there economy and way of life.
Analysis of its impact in creating the civil war- Showed that the south had no power in electing the POTUS. even though Lincoln did not win the popular vote when compared with the southern candidates, and the republican party was a minority in the house, senate, and the judicial branch of government and showed the south even with all voting for a single candidate did not have the power to choose president and were not equal in power which lead to the secession of South Carolina and eventually the rest of the south
Key Figures- Abraham Lincoln, John C. Breckenridge, John Bell, Stephen A. Douglas
Clarity of emphasis- was the straw that broke the camels back and lead to secession and civil war.
Discussion of its place in history- was the election of the president in 1960 and gave the republican party an anti-slavery party control of the executive branch of government. spelled what the south thought to be the end of the expansion of slavery and thus destroying there economy and way of life.
Analysis of its impact in creating the civil war- Showed that the south had no power in electing the POTUS. even though Lincoln did not win the popular vote when compared with the southern candidates, and the republican party was a minority in the house, senate, and the judicial branch of government and showed the south even with all voting for a single candidate did not have the power to choose president and were not equal in power which lead to the secession of South Carolina and eventually the rest of the south