Slavery Dominates Politics Disagreements over slavery led to the Formation of the Republican Party and Heightened Sectional Tensions

Key Vocabulary and Key People Key Terms  Republican Party  Dred Scott v. Sandford  Harper’s Ferry  Platform  Secede  Confederate States of America  Crittenden Plan Key People  John C. Freemont  James Buchanan  Roger B. Taney  Abraham Lincoln  Jefferson Davis

Write in Vote??  When the Kansas Nebraska Act Split apart the Whig Party the Southern Whigs searched for pro-slavery parties as the Northern Whigs formed the Republican Party  The Violence in congress was looked at as on opportunity to gain anti-slavery seats in congress  John C. Fremont would be nominated for president by the republicans because of his free state support  Freemont was so unpopular in the south that his name did not appear on the Ballot, leading to his loss

Three’s Company  James Buchanan would run for the democrats and ran on a platform of maintaining the Union  Millard Fillmore was the Know Nothing party candidate but was also divided on slavery  Buchanan would win the Election of 1856 by splitting support in the North and south  Though the Republicans Lost they showed they would be a Force in the North

A Dred-full Decision  Under the Dred Scott v. Sandford, Scott sued for his freedom claiming he lived in free states  Roger B. Taney decided that Scott was NOT a US citizen and could not sue in a US court and was bound to Missouri Slave Laws  Taney Also argued that congress could not ban Slavery due to the fifth amendment and made anti-slave laws unconstitutional  Northern Republicans looked to end the Dominance of Southern Slave Holders

The Great Debate  Abraham Lincoln Would be selected to take on Stephen A Douglas for the Illinois Senate Seat  As Lincoln vowed to end a divided nation the Lincoln- Douglas Debates Brought slavery to the forefront of the Nation  Lincoln, opposed to slavery, vowed to stop the spread of slavery while Douglas wanted Popular Sovereignty to decide the issue of slavery

Winner by Losing?  Douglas’ position on slavery would be unconstitutional due to the Dred Scott case and Lincoln would call him out on it  Douglas responded saying people have the right to introduce or dismiss slavery as they please  Douglas would win reelection but Lincoln would become a national political figure

The Beginning of the End  John Brown planned to inspire slaves to fight for freedom and raided the US Arsenal at Harper’s Ferry  Brown and a force of 18 captured the arsenal and killed four  With no slave support Brown and six others were captured, with ten being killed  Brown would be Hanged and become a symbol of the division between the North and the South

Do the Shuffle  As republicans Looked to Lincoln for the Election of 1860 Democrats were split over the issue of Slavery on the platform  North: Popular Sovereignty  South: Support of Slavery  The North would win the platform and 50 southern delegates would walk out  Stephen A. Douglas would try to win the nomination but could not win over th remaining southern delegates

The Final Four  With no candidate the democrats met in Baltimore where almost all the southern democrats would walk out  The Northern democrats nominated Stephen Douglas while the south Nominated John Breckinridge who supported Slavery  The Constitutional Union Party Nominated John Bell in hopes to keep the Union together

Lincoln Lincoln…I’ve been Thinkin  The Election Turned into a North v. South Competition  North: Lincoln v. Douglas  South: Breckinridge v. Bell  Lincoln and Breckinridge were both extreme on their Slavery Views while Bell an Douglas were more Moderate  The Nation would be split on the election of 1860, But Lincoln would win the presidency  Despite Lincoln’s Promise not to end slavery, the south saw his victory as a threat to their way of life

If at First you Don’t Secede….Try and Try Again  Many Southern States had threatened to leave the union if Lincoln won the election because the union was a voluntary choice  South Carolina would be the first to secede, followed by Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas  Those states would become the Confederate States of America led by Jefferson Davis

A Whole New World…  The Confederates Drafted a Constitution modeled after the US constitution but included:  Protection of States Rights  Protection of slavery in the confederacy  The right of slavery in any Future Territories  As the South prepared its army for protection, many waited to see the reaction of the North

The Mighty Bickersons  The North Viewed Secession as Unconstitutional and James Buchanan tried to stop the secession  The South defended secession arguing the north planned to outlaw slavery  The North said the South did not want to live under the rules of democracy and were protesting the results of the election

Divide and Conquer  As the nation Grew divided the Crittenden plan tried one final compromise to keep the nation together  When Lincoln was inaugurated he promised not to outlaw slavery, but tried to end the threat of secession  Though Lincoln was against secession, he would not give up northern forts in the south  The nation would wait to see what would happen as forts would be resupplied leading to invasion

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