Passions Ignite
Douglas (Democrat) – Incumbent Lincoln (Republican) – Challenger At this time Senators were elected by state legislatures
Lincoln-Douglas Debates Race for Illinois Senate Douglas – Popular Sovereignty Lincoln – Slavery was a moral, social, and political wrong Publicly was not in favor of black and white equality
Douglas re-elected Brings Lincoln national exposure Sets match-up for 1860 Presidential Election Douglas wins battle but loses the war
John Brown
Raid on Harpers Ferry Setting: Virginia (1859) – Now West Virginia People: Brown leads a group of black and white men (“Army of Liberation”) Resources: Brown secretly financially backed by Northern abolitionists.
Plan: Seize federal arsenal (weapons) Distribute captured weapons to slaves Start slave uprising
What Happened? Brown captured slave owners No slaves came forward to fight Colonel Robert E. Lee and U.S. Marines capture Brown Brown tried for treason and hanged
Brown and men took refuge in this engine house
What impact did it have on North/South relations?
John Brown facts for Obituary May 9, 1800 – December 2, 1859 Born in Torrington, Connecticut Children -20 (11 survived to adulthood) Survived by wife :Mary Ann Buried on the John Brown farm in North Elba, New York