The Divisive Politics of Slavery 10.1

Industry in the North 1850’s –more than 20,000 miles of track laid Cities transformed over night Many immigrants came Strongly opposed to slavery

Agriculture in the South 1850 1/3 of the nations population was in the South Produced under 10% of manufactured goods South used mostly water ways African American Populations were becoming majorities

Wilmot Proviso What was it?

Statehood for California Gold Rush 1850 it applies for the Union Constitution forbade slavery Began the question of slavery again Maybe the South should leave the Union?

Clay’s Compromise Settle “all questions in controversy between the free and slave states, growing out of the subject of Slavery”

Clays Compromise Cont. Admit California into the Union Give More effective fugitive slave laws Gives use of Popular Sovereignty

Compromise Clay fails Stephen A. Douglas succeeded

Protest, Resistance and Violence 10.2

Kansas-Nebraska Act Divide into 2 territories If passed Would repeal the Missouri Compromise Establish popular sovereignty

Fight for Kansas Lawrence Founded by Antislavery settlers Proslavery declared them traitors 800 armed men march on it

Pottawatomie Massacre John Brown Crazy? Took 5 men and massacred them Triggered incidents that would cause 200 deaths

Violence in the Senate Charles Sumner Preston S. Brooks Insults to Andrew P. Butler Preston S. Brooks Beats Sumner with a Cane

Birth of the Republican Party 10.3

Nativism Favored native born Americans over immigrants “I know nothing party” Thought the Catholics were going to over throw the country

Anti-Slavery Parties Free-Soilers Republican Party Supported laws against Black voting Looking for a better alternative Republican Party Opposed Kansas-Nebraska Act “Bleeding Kansas” “Bleeding Sumner”

1856 Election John Fremont James Buchanan Led troops to Mexico Republican Candidate James Buchanan From North Out of the Country during the Kansas-Nebraska Act If Fremont won South might have seceded then

Slavery and Secession 10.4

Dred Scott Decision Slave moved North Sued for his freedom Court found that Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional Hopes to end slavery was on the Republicans

Lecompton Constitution 1857 Proslavery government wrote a constitution Free-soilers were 10-1 Buchanan endorsed the constitution Stephen Douglas attacked Douglas hailed as a hero

Lincoln Vs. Douglas-Senate Open-air debates Douglas was dramatic Lincoln was plain and simple Douglas believed popular sovereignty would allow slavery to pass Lincoln doubt it would end and would need legistlation

Harpers Ferry John Brown Dec. 2nd, 1859 Brown was Hung Studied History!!!!! Felt it was the time to strike up a rebellion October 16,1859 captured Harpers ferry Confusion about Brown Dec. 2nd, 1859 Brown was Hung

Presidency Lincoln was relatively unknown 3 went against Lincoln for the presidency South Saw this as a threat to their way of life December 20th, 1860 South Carolina seceded

The Confederate States of America was created…..