HI330 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Southern Democrats, Confiscation Act Of 1862, White Southerners
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Southern democrats wanted a pro southern stance and thought that popular sovereignty wasn"t enough. Breckenridge from kentucky was the vp of the time. Slave defense platform defend the institution of slavery. Build up to the election see among southerners see hysteria about the possibility of a republican victory. Southerners threatened secession but northerners didn"t take this seriously. Won 39% of the popular vote with almost no southern support. Southerners believe that they have to act in defense of their way of life. 7 states left the union and others followed. Republicans were not an abolitionist part and did not seek the quick and full uncompensated removal of the slave system -> wanted to contain slavery. Thought the election results were the beginning of the end of southern slavery and the southern life style thought they didn"t have to obey the. Federates justified their secession based on the constitution. Unionists said that the larger entity united states created the states.
