1860 election a national coming apart book

Lincoln closed his first inaugural address with the plea that his nation not be torn apart by war. The state of white america, 1960 2010 but it isnt necessarily just over money. When news of abraham lincolns election to the presidency reached south carolina on nov. This information text describes the leadup to and outcomes of the 1860 presidential election of abraham lincoln, which sparked the civil war. Faced with four major candidates, voters in the north and south went to the polls not knowing that the result of the election would culminate in the bloodiest conflict the united states had ever seen. American battlefield trust fort sumter animated map. Most critically, the book counters the common interpretation of the election as a referendum on slavery and the republican partys purported threat to it. People just thought this was amazing that as the country was coming apart, plunging into a serious financial crisis, and as people on both. The election of lincoln served as the primary catalyst of the american civil war the united states had become increasingly divided during. The tea has been thrown overboard, editorialized the charleston mercury. In 1860, these issues broke the democratic party into. Militaristic clubs of republican youths who stumped for abraham lincolnknown as the wide awakeswere prominent in the tumultuous 1860 presidential race. The election of 1860 proved to be the breaking point for an already unstable nation. H5a explain importance of key issues and events that led to the civil war.

Cartoon from the 1860 presidential election showing three of the candidates left to right republican abraham lincoln, democrat stephen a. The united states presidential election of 1860 set the stage for the american civil war. The election of 1860 was a crossroad in american history. Abraham lincoln, former representative from illinois vicepresidential. The civil war was by far the most catastrophic event to ever happen in the american south. A copy of this book should be on every civil war students bookshelf. One of the new titles in southern illinois universitys concise lincoln library series, lincoln and the election of 1860 is a fine work. Detailed national level presidential election results for 1860. The election of 1860 by ron miller jewett academy i. Jon grinspan explores the influence of this forgotten campaign organization on lincolns election and the coming of the civil war, highlighting the role of martial metaphors and the political involvement of young voters. The election of abraham lincoln in november 1860 was perhaps the most significant election in american history. As the 1860 presidential election approached, the democratic party should have been a stable, united entity. John garraty in his book american nation provides a quote from david donalds charles summer and the coming civil war.

Washington and his associates as captives, held by brown as hostages, is from frank leslie. In fact, the divide may be greater because it is cultural, i have friends who remind me, regularly, that wealth is becoming more and more concentrated among the wealthy. In may, abraham lincoln had been nominated as the republican candidate for president. But all political bets were off the moment john brown unleashed the. His debates with douglas had made him a national figure and the publication of those debates in early 1860 made him even better known. Which of the following statements are true about the 1860. Despite minimal support in the south, lincoln won 40% of the popular vote and a majority of the electoral vote. The election of 1860 reconsidered civil war in the north. Meet the candidates republican national convention held in chicago, illinois, may 1618, 1860 presidential. The united states had been divided during the 1850s on questions surrounding the expansion of slavery and the rights of slave owners. The 1860 united states presidential election was the 19th quadrennial presidential election. Breckinridgetearing the country apart, while the constitutional union candidate, john bell, applies glue from a tiny, useless pot.

The constitutional union party, which only lasted through the 1860 election, did not adopt a traditional platform. John browns raid on harpers ferry represented the radical abolitionists attempt to start a revolt that would ultimately end slavery. Hannibal hamlin, former governor and current senator from maine. Instead, holt shows that republicans hammered away primarily at the.

The first convention, held from april 23 to may 3 in charleston, south carolina, failed to nominate a ticket. The nation had been divided throughout most of the 1850s on questions of states rights and slavery in the territories. In the long term, the lincolndouglas debates propelled lincolns political career into the national spotlight, while. In october 1859, the radical abolitionist john brown and eighteen armed men, both blacks and whites, attacked the federal arsenal in harpers ferry, virginia. In the summer and the fall of 1858 two of the most influential statesmen of the late antebellum era, stephen douglas and abraham lincoln faced off in a series of debates focused on slavery as they vied for a united states senate seat representing illinois. Opinion its 1856 all over again the new york times. There is a divide growing in america, argues charles murray in his book coming apart.

Douglas had previously bested lincoln in the 1858 illinois election for the united states senate, which is known for the. It brought lincoln to power at a time of great national crisis, as the country was coming apart over the issue of slavery. As we read, we will be discussing the theme of america as it relates to the text. By lincolns inauguration in march, 1861 seven states from the deep south had already left the union. Analyze the results of the election of 1860 events in the late 1850s did nothing to quell the countrys sectional unrest, and compromise on the issue of slavery appeared impossible. Americans, turn back from this post2016 election civil war. Lincoln and the election of 1860 concise lincoln library. In his 1860 endorsement of abraham lincoln, the atlantics founding editor predicted, accurately, that the coming election would be a turningpoint in our history. The election of 1860 and secession to preserve slavery. Republican abraham lincoln versus northern democrat stephen a. In this impressive study of the momentous election of 1860, michael f.

Lincolns 1858 speeches during his debates with douglas made the republican partys position well known. Many years after the first abolitionist movement in 1831, the heatedly discussed topic of slavery was quickly coming to a climax. Lesson summary summary the election of 1860 demonstrated the divisions within the united states just before the civil war. Department of the interior lincoln home national historic site 1860 election in the summer of 1860 the eyes of the nation turned to a quaker brown house on the corner of eighth and jackson streets in springfield, illinois. The election of president abraham lincoln served as a trigger for the outbreak of the american civil war. Secession, as it applies to the outbreak of the american civil war, comprises the series of events that began on december 20, 1860, and extended through june 8 of the next year when eleven states. In 2010, fortyseven students at harpers ferry middle school continued a new tradition of making video podcasts or vodcasts for harpers ferry national historical park. The republican party held its second national convention on may 16, 1860, in chicago, illinois. There have been at least a few discussions on whether abraham lincoln and the republicans should have prosecuted the civil war, but surprisingly very little analysis on whether south carolinas secession in 1860 was a strategically wise move in the context of the american debate on slavery and states. Two subsequent conventions, both held in baltimore, maryland in june. The 1860 democratic national conventions were a series of presidential nominating conventions held to nominate the democratic partys candidates for president and vice president in the 1860 election. National political events between old osawatomie john browns 1859 raid on. In direct response to lincolns election as president, seven southern states seceded from the union rather than continue to negotiate and compromise over the issue of slavery, which had been the norm for so many decades.

Inskeep is a cohost of morning edition on npr and the author of a book about john c. The 1860 elections experience the 55 months that made. I had not come across this book when it was published back in 2010, but with the renewed interest in all things lincoln, i was intrigued about a book about the backroom politics that resulted in lincolns election in 1860. History of the united states republican party wikipedia. Kansas territory, the election of 1860, and the coming of the civil. The election of abraham lincoln in november of 1860 brought to a head the issue of slavery in the united states. Americans, turn back from this post2016 election civil. Learn the election of 1860 presidential with free interactive flashcards. November 6, 1860 abraham lincolns victory in the 1860 presidential election ensured that the divisions between north and south would not be resolved. This week in class, were reading the election of 1860 by. The democrats were the first party to hold a national presidential nominating. The united states presidential election of 1860 was held on tuesday, november 6, 1860.

Michael holts the election of 1860 disrupts the familiar narrative with a clearer and more comprehensive account of how the election unfolded and what it was actually about. Egertons book though is not mostly about lincoln, who is something of a supporting character, but rather on the. A campaign fraught with consequences american presidential. Try searching on jstor for other items related to this book. The kansasnebraska act of 1854 stated that the states could decide for themselves to enter. The main thing that the presidential election of 1860 showed is that the us had become badly split along northsouth lines enough so that it would be. The democrats were divided by internal dissension over the vietnam war, the civil rights movement, and the challenges of the new left. In a fourway contest, the republican party ticket of abraham lincoln and hannibal hamlin emerged triumphant. Washington and his associates as captives, held by brown as hostages, is from. The 1860 republican national convention nominated lincoln, a moderate former. And as the historian douglas egerton points out in year of meteors, his superb recent book how the 1860 election precipitated the civil war, the.

The new partys members hoped to stave off southern secession by avoiding the. Despite its obvious importance, surprisingly few studies have focused exclusively on this electoral contest itself. It adapted a moderate stance on slavery and was against its. The growing political, economic, and social differences in america essentially resulted in two separate presidential elections this year. He was one of the democratic party nominees for president in the 1860 election which was won by republican candidate abraham lincoln. The election was unusual because four strong candidates competed for the presidency. The most turbulent contested election in american history may have been that of 1860. The cannon salvo that thundered over springfield, illinois, at sunrise on november 6, 1860, signaled not the start of a battle, but the end of the bitter, raucous sixmonthlong campaign for. In the 1860 presidential election, lincoln won with only 40 percent of the popular vote, although he was not included on many southern ballots.

Douglas, in his norfolk address, declares that lincolns election would not justify secession and that the laws of the united states must be enforced august 1860. Abraham lincoln, the partys nominee in 1860, was seen as a moderate on slavery, but southerners feared that his election would lead to its demise, and vowed to leave the union if he was elected. State elections show strong republican gains, first in maine, september 1860, and then in iowa, ohio, pennsylvania, and indiana october 1860. The democratic party split during their april convention, and the southern delegation walked out in protest against the partys failure to endorse a. Lincoln and the election of 1860 concise lincoln library michael s. It is the secondoldest existing political party in the united states. Lincoln was a former whig, a member of the house of representatives from 1847 1849 where he opposed the mexican. They erected liberty poles near the battery, and booming cannon saluted the palmetto flag. Written in response to the fugitive slave law, lincoln read this book before issuing the emancipation proclamation. It is a onestop shop introduction to one of the larger topics related to the coming of the civil war. Choose from 500 different sets of the election of 1860 presidential flashcards on quizlet. This 1859 illustration, captioned harpers ferry insurrectioninterior of the enginehouse, just before the gate is broken down by the storming partycol.