1 / 7

SECESSION CRISIS 1860

SECESSION CRISIS 1860. VOCAB: SECEDE means?. Why did SC secede?. A convention was formed by “fire-eaters”, politicians who believed in States Rights. States have ultimate power to decide their fate. Federal power no longer in effect. Secession Ordinances – written to justify why

raquel
Download Presentation

SECESSION CRISIS 1860

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. SECESSION CRISIS 1860 VOCAB: SECEDE means?

  2. Why did SC secede? A convention was formed by “fire-eaters”, politicians who believed in States Rights. States have ultimate power to decide their fate. Federal power no longer in effect. Secession Ordinances – written to justify why Secession can occur.

  3. An example

  4. What impelled (caused) a southern State to secede? • From yesterday’s Reading… summarize WHY the southern states would secede. Republican Party/Lincoln States Rights (The hidden truths…. )

  5. Following Secession 7 Southern States Seceded before Lincoln was inaugurated: SC, AL, GA, MS, LA, FL, TX They formed a confederation …. Aka the The Confederacy or Confederate States of America • President: Jefferson Davis • Constitution…..slavery a right • A flag …. “The Stars and Bars”

More Related