1. Ch. 15 Sec. 3, 4 “Political Divisions & Nation Divides” P. 488-497
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2. Ch. 15 Sec. 3, 4 “Political Divisions & Nation Divides” P. 488-497
Republican Party:
Party united against the spread of slavery in the West
Formed by anti-slavery Whigs, Democrats, Free-Soilers, & abolitionists
Dem. James Buchanan wins election of 1856 over
Rep. John C. Frémont
Won 14/15 slave states

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Dred Scott:
Slave of Dr. John Emerson, an army surgeon
Sues for freedom
Taken to free North by owner, taken back to Missouri, owner dies
Citizen? Lived in free state make him free? Slavery constitutional in west?
Taney ruled:
Not citizens, cannot sue
Slaves property, not free even though taken to free states
Congress couldn’t prohibit slaves in territories because they were considered to be “property”

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Lincoln-Douglas Debates:
Illinois Senate seat
Lincoln was against spread of slavery
Douglas believed in popular sovereignty
Lincoln argued, if Congress couldn’t ban slavery, how could people vote against it
He also stated that the nation could not remain divided on the issue of slavery.

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John Brown:
Led rebellion to arm slaves at Harper’s Ferry Virginia
Attack armory to arm slaves
Failed
Colonel Robert E. Lee was sent to handle Brown and his men
Convicted of murder, treason, and conspiracy

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Election of 1860:
Democratic party splits;
N. Dem.- Stephen Douglas
S. Dem.- John Breckinridge
Constitutional Union- John Bell
Republicans- Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln wins carrying most of the North
Did not campaign in the south
South losing power

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Secession?
Lincoln insisted that he would not change slavery in the south but would not allow it to expand
This concept angered many southerners
Feared it would ruin their “way of life”
Within a week of Lincoln’s inauguration, SC calls for a special convention
Debated the issue of secession
Is this legal?

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South Secedes:
December 20th, 1860
South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas all seceded from the Union
Confederate States of America
Jefferson Davis elected as President
Was reluctant to become President of the Confederacy
Lincoln did not believe they had the right to leave
Did not want war, hoped that if given time the Southern States would return to the Union