Division Increases Chapter 5 (Ch 10,3 in textbook) Chapter 5 (Ch 10,3 in textbook)

Changing Political Parties  National political parties had transcended sectional boundaries  Whig Party lost support - did not condemn slavery, faded  Know-Nothing Party/American Party –Anti-immigrant/nativist/pro-slavery  Republican Party –Anti-slavery platform –Party grew rapidly –Absorbed Free Soil Party  Election of Buchanan (D) - “stop agitation”  National political parties had transcended sectional boundaries  Whig Party lost support - did not condemn slavery, faded  Know-Nothing Party/American Party –Anti-immigrant/nativist/pro-slavery  Republican Party –Anti-slavery platform –Party grew rapidly –Absorbed Free Soil Party  Election of Buchanan (D) - “stop agitation”

The Dred Scott Decision  Supreme Court - Dred Scott v. Sanford  Owner had taken Scott to territories where slavery was banned, but kept him as a slave  Court ruled that Scott was property and therefore could not bring his case to court  Court ruled that slaves do not have due process of law  Congress could not ban slavery because it would violate the right to “life, liberty, and property”  Increased division between North and South  Supreme Court - Dred Scott v. Sanford  Owner had taken Scott to territories where slavery was banned, but kept him as a slave  Court ruled that Scott was property and therefore could not bring his case to court  Court ruled that slaves do not have due process of law  Congress could not ban slavery because it would violate the right to “life, liberty, and property”  Increased division between North and South

The Lincoln-Douglas Debates  Competing for the Senate  “Honest Abe” v. “The Little Giant”  Competing for the Senate  “Honest Abe” v. “The Little Giant”