I. Kansas-Nebraska ActII. Republican partyIII. Election 1856IV. Abraham LincolnHIST 105 1nd EditionLecture 33Outline of Previous lecture I. Kansas-Nebraska Act II. Republican party III. Election 1856IV. Abraham Lincoln Outline of current Lecture I. Election 1860II. Secession III. Confederate states IV. Strategies V. War VI. Slave states VII. Oppositiona. North b. SouthVIII. WomenCurrent Lecture -Election of 1860 oAbraham Lincoln -Republican -39%-SecessionoCooperationists-Along the south -Want to have a convention to help resolve the problemsoDec 1860 -South Carolina peaces out on the unionoSouthern convention oConcession from the north oLA, MS, AL, FL, GA, Texas leave the union too -Seven states at this point -Eventually there is eleven oBuchanan did nothing These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.-He is sitting on a suit case oLincoln: bonds of affections-New nation is born -Working together-He wants to prey on the affections oBreaking point -The border states don't want to get out of union Virginia in particular -Confederate states of AmericaoCapital: Montgomery Alabama oJefferson Davis -Who wasn't fired up about secedeoAlexander Stephens-Moderate approach-Don't want to be to severe -Maybe northern could join the rebellionoLater Richmond, VAoLincoln-We can't break these bonds of affections-Lincoln wants to preserve the unionPrincipal objective-Mystic chords of memory Where this country has been A lot of years Maybe eventually we will recognize the meaning of togetherness-Strategies oLet confederate states depart in peaceoConfront secessionoLike most wars…what people say every war….-Wont last too long-Or too costly -War oFirst important round -Coast of south Carolina -Ft Sumter April 1861-Last four states join the union oLincoln say -We got to have troops -They have to confront the challenge of the south oVA, NC, TN, AR secede-Border Slave States oMaryland-Remember that they grew tobacco-They had some slave for growing oKentucky-Has slaves oMissouri- has slavesoDelaware -Has slavesoIssue -What are we arguing about Slavery….mostly aboutStates rights-Opposition to secessionoSouthern upland whites-Didn't require slavery oSouthern yeoman farmers-Didn't need slavery -They couldn’t afford-Border state residents-Opposition in the North oAbolition agreed with the waroPeace democrats-Not lovers of Lincoln -They have some type of relationship with the south-They think war is a bad idea-NicknameCopperheads-Constantly attacking Lincoln-Anti-war group-Conditions of the waroNorth -AdvantageMore manufacturing More trackage-Construction of railroads-Disadvantage Extended supply lines-Similar to Britain problems with communicationsoSouth -advantagesDependent on importsValuable export: Cotton -Disadvantages-The South oNew nation oPolitical infrastructure -Of government -How do you manage the new identifyoFounding principle-Defining states rights -Not listening to US -Listening to Richmond VAoFinances -Don't have the money -Economic situation in south…Ag-South Wartime EconomyoAgriculture -Monoculture declined…Cotton-Food crops increasedoManufacturing -Arms and ammunition-Tredegar iron works-Lincoln oSuspended habeas corpus -Principal in the government that says if you arrested you have the right to stand in front of a judge-Now you don'toAnti-Unionist attacked troopsoJailing without trial -Lincoln gets criticized for this-Women oFarming oTake chargeoGovernment services -Agency -We have this in north and south oNursing -Big time -A lot were catholic nuns-War and society oPay more attention to society oFinancing the war -Money that had been used will be devoted to war effort -Taxation-BondsPeople who can write the checkThe north is more richer Internationally the north will get more respectoField condition oConscription -The draft -In the north and south -Substitutes -Exemptions-ImmigrantsoPolitical fall out -Peace democrats oBlacks in uniform -Initial rejection-Frederick Douglas supported-White officers-Second-class status -Proved
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