Split History of the Battle of Fort Sumter

Split History of the Battle of Fort Sumter — page 7
Tennessee represented the Constitutional Union Party Bell remained neutral on slavery On Election Day the Democratic vote was split and Lincoln who received only 39 8 percent of the popular vote still won by more than 100 electoral votes Southerners were outraged at his election Hatred of Lincoln and the North was particularly strong in South Carolina Leaders of the state feared that Lincoln would take away their states rights and end slavery even though he had never said that TENSIONS MOUNT By early December 1860 South Carolina's leaders were thinking about seceding from