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7 Cards in this Set
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Know-Nothings
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They were part of an anti-immigrant movement. They even formed their own political party (the American Party), although that party didn’t last long.
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Republican Party
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This party was formed in 1854. It was an anti-slavery party that grew in the North. It included abolitionists (people who wanted to end slavery everywhere) and people who just wanted to prevent slavery from spreading to new areas.
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Abraham Lincoln
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He was a Republican and in the 1858 election for U.S. Senator in Illinois, he ran against Stephen Douglas (Democrat) and they had famous debates. Lincoln became famous and popular in the North for his opinions against slavery. In 1860, Lincoln won the election and became president..
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Stephen Douglas
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He was a democrat and although he won the election and became senator, Lincoln grew vey popular. He lost the election for President in 1860,
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Jefferson Davis
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He was Democrat and a senator from Mississippi. He was elected President of the Confederate States of America when they seceded from the United States.
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Fort Sumter
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In April, 1861, Confederate troops opened fire with cannons on Fort Sumter, a U.S. fort in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina. This began the Civil War!!!
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Confederate States of America
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Louisana, Texas, Arkansas, Alabama |
In February, 1861, seven Southern states seceded from the union and formed what they said was a new country, the Confederate States of America (the C.S.A.). The former senator from Mississippi was elected the President.
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