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Chapter 11 (Events leading to chaos (John Beckinridge, vice president,…
Chapter 11
Events leading to chaos
John Beckinridge, vice president, super slavery
John Bell - From Tennessee, ran against Lincoln and Breckinridge - constitutional union, moderate pro slavery.
Lincoln wanted the confederates to fire first, so he resupplied fort Sumter.
A draft was eventually issued, but mostly volunteer.
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14th Amendment - Abolished the 3/5 person rule, repudiated confederate debts - prohibit confederates from position in government.
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Abolitionists
Didn't gain traction untill the 1950s - got normal white working people to fear competition from slavery.
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Slaves
Tobacco - Virginia, north Carolina. Rice - north carolina, cotton - Georgia to Texas, sugar - luisiuana.
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