Election of 1860 / Secession PowerPoint Presentation

PowerPoint presentation: 25 slides

Objective: To examine the immediate causes of the U.S. Civil War.

Key Terms and People:

John Brown’s Raid

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Election of 1860

Abraham Lincoln

Stephen Douglas

John Breckinridge

John Bell

Secession

Confederate States of America

Jefferson Davis

Fort Sumter

Multimedia:

Video – John Brown’s Raid at Harper’s Ferry (4:34)

Video – The Path to Civil War (2:25)