John Brown’s Raid

• In 1859, John Brown and his followers seized a federal arsenal in Harpers Ferry, Virginia.

• Brown was caught and sentenced to death by hanging.

Election of 1860

Main Candidates Political Party

Abraham Lincoln Republicans

Stephen Douglas Northern Democrats

John Breckinridge Southern Democrats

* Lincoln won the election.

Secession

• In response to Lincoln’s victory, the southern states seceded from the Union in 1861, forming the Confederate States of America

• Jefferson Davis was named the president of the Confederacy.

Fort Sumter

• Fort Sumter, South Carolina, was important because it guarded Charleston harbor

• Therefore, the Confederates attacked, defeating the Union soldiers.

* The Civil War had now begun!

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