1860 and Secession

1. The Election of 1860
   1. The Party Lineup
      1. Democratic Disarray
         1. Stephen A. Douglas (Northern Democrat)
         2. John C. Breckinridge (Southern Democrat)
      2. Republican Coalescence--Abraham Lincoln
      3. The Constitutional Unionists--John Bell
   2. Complicating Factors--John Brown and Southern Hysteria
   3. Republican Victory
2. The First Secession Movement, November 1860-February 1861
   1. Extent of Support
   2. Rationale
   3. Failure in Upper South
3. A Last Attempt at Compromise--The Crittenden Plan
   1. Southern Demands
   2. Republican Opposition
4. The Final Crisis, Spring 1861
   1. Fort Sumter
   2. Lincoln's Call for Troops
   3. The Secession of the Upper South