9/28/2011
What made the Dred Scott case so important? How did this relate to events such as the Compromises of 1820 and 1850, or the issue of States and Federal Rights?
Test: From Manifest Destiny up until Dred Scott on October 5 th !!! A week from today Change in the study guide: Parts I, II, III will be due Friday to give you more time to study!! The essay we will go over Tuesday October 4 th, and we will play a review game
1850’s were a complex time: Bleeding Kansas and the issue of popular sovereignty Fugitive Slave Laws being ignored and enforced Dred Scott Case John Browns Raid
One of only three 4 way Elections in History: Southern Democrats (Deep South): John C. Breckinridge Party Platform: - Die Hard protection of Slavery - Constitutional Right to slavery
Stephen A. Douglas: Party Platform: -Popular Sovereignty -Lower Tariffs
Party that sprung up over night: Made up of old politicians John Bell: Platform: “Defense of the Union, Enforcement of the Law”
Newer Party from Convention: Leading candidate was William H. Seward, very anti- slavery, but thought of as too extreme. Abraham Lincoln, saw as a moderate, got the nomination instead of Seward.
Abraham Lincoln ended up with the Nomination Platform: Trying to be More appealing to the Upper South -Higher Tariffs -Homestead in the West -Stop the spread of slavery
Dark Red: States the seceded Before April, 15 th, 1861 Light Red: States that seceded After April 15, 1861 Blue: Union States with No Slaves Yellow: Union States with Slaves