1. The Crisis Deepens Essential Questions: Homework:
What events led to the creation of the Republican Party?
How did the Lincoln and the Republican Party benefit from the Lincoln-Douglas debates?
How was John Brown’s revolt similar to or different from a previous time in American history when citizens revolted against an unfair government?
Homework:
The Union Dissolves pg. 216
Unit 3 Test Tomorrow

2. Republican Party Created in 1854 to oppose extension of slavery
Called slavery a great moral, social, political evil
Demand repeal of Kansas-Nebraska Act and Fugitive Slave Act
Weakened Whig and Democrat parties
Whigs did not recover

3. Irish and German immigrants stealing elections
Know-Nothing Party
Created to oppose immigration, Catholic influence, protect slavery and state’s rights
Also known as American Party
Operated in secret
Irish and German immigrants stealing elections

4. Election of 1856 Democrats Republicans Know Nothing
James Buchanan (PA)
Had no connections to Kansas or abolition
Republicans
John Fremont (CA)
Know Nothing
Millard Fillmore nominated by South
John Fremont nominated by North

5. Election of 1856
Buchanan wins Presidency

6. Do Now: Watch video and complete video worksheet.
Pg. 212 Analyzing Supreme Court Cases

7. Dred Scott v Sanford (March 1857)
Dred Scott was a slave who was taken into territory where slavery was prohibited, then was taken to Missouri
Scott sued saying by being brought to free territory he was no longer a slave

8. Dred Scott v Sanford (March 1857)
Justice Taney ruled:
Scott is a slave therefore not a citizen, so cannot sue
Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional
Slaves are property
Federal government cannot limit access to property
Means slavery cannot be limited in territories by any means
Increased tensions between North and South

9. Lincoln and Douglas Ran for Illinois Senate in 1858
Stephen Douglas believed free and slave could live in peace
Abraham Lincoln argued Union could not continue half free and half slave
“ ‘A house divided against itself cannot stand.’ I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved-I do not expect the house to fall-but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing, or all the other.” – Abraham Lincoln

10. Lincoln Douglas debates
Series of debates around Illinois for the Senate
Lincoln took hard stance against spread of slavery
Douglas tried to find a middle ground
Freeport Doctrine
If a territory did not pass laws to protect slavery, then slavery is avoided
Caused Douglass to lose support of South
Douglas is elected Senator
Lincoln becomes a national political figure

11. Do Now:
“John Brown becomes a Martyr” pg. 215

12. Harpers Ferry John Brown led raid on armory in Harpers Ferry VA
Wanted to give weapons to slaves to start revolt
US Marines led by Robert E Lee trapped and arrested Brown and followers
Brown was hung for treason

13. Reaction to Harpers Ferry
North treated Brown like a martyr
South was terrified
Proved Republicans wanted to start slave revolts