American Civil War Notes PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 1860 - Democratic party unable to agree on a platform for a candidate; Northern Democrats stood for popular ... not control the House or the Senate: Pro southern judges dominated the supreme court. - Conferate states of America- in 1860 South Carolina secedes from the Union followed by 6 other southern states- in 1861 they establisd the Confederate States of America with Jefferson Davis as president. Hasened military preparation ... begun. WAS SLAVERY MOST IMPORTANT CAUSE OF THE CIVIL WAR - Slavery was a moral issue, dealing with individual fr...

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