The election of 1860
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Why Lincoln's election triggered secession
Secession
The lame duck period
Fort Sumter
Why the South seceded
Key events summary
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Vocabulary
Unit 5 topics
Unit 5 overview5.1Contextualizing Period 55.10Reconstruction5.11Failure of Reconstruction5.12Comparison in Period 55.13Causation in Period 55.2Manifest Destiny5.3The Mexican-American War5.4The Compromise of 18505.5Sectional Conflict: Regional Differences5.6Failure of Compromise5.7Election of 1860 and Secession5.8Military Conflict in the Civil War5.9Government Policies During the Civil War