1. Drifting toward disunion 1854-1861
Chapter 20
Drifting toward disunion

2. Literature leads to war
Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Truth or fiction
Impending Crisis of the south (1857): Hinton helper: South wouldn’t publish

3. Kansas Why did people move to Kansas?
Beecher’s bibles (Henry Ward Beecher)
Kansas Nebraska Act: Kansas free?
1855: Kansas elects territorial legislature
Pro slavery voted for
anti-slavery set up in Topeka
Pro-slavery gang shoots up Lawrence

4. I think we’re still in Kansas
John Brown reacts at Pottawatomie Creek
Attacks on both sides of the issue
Lecompton Constitution
government: with slavery or without
Anti-slavery boycotts: guess which side wins
Buchanan supports Const, S. Douglas doesn’t
Douglas puts whole Constitution to people
Buchanan/ Douglas split divides party

5. Congressional problems
Charles Sumner gives speech against slavery and members of Congress
Preston Brooks responds
Brooks resigns, is treated as hero in South

6. Election of 1856 Buchanan: Democrats: bachelor Fillmore: American
Freemont: Republican: Catholic
Biggest issue of election?
Buchanan wins without a majority of popular vote

7. Dred Scott
Challenges legality of slavery in Ilinois
Court decision?

8. Panic of 1857 Inflation of currency Too much production
South resistant to panic of 1857

9. Lincoln and Douglas Douglas’s term expires in 1858
Lincoln unimpressive in early political career
Got some votes at convention in 1856 for VP
7 Debates arranged for Lincoln/ Douglas
Debate at Freeport, Illinois
Question about legality of popular sovereignty: Dred Scott?
Douglas chosen for Senate

10. John Brown Secures money from abolitionists
Leads raid on Harpers Ferry
Crazy or not crazy?
Impact of execution?

11. Democrats Problems at the 1860 convention
Why does South no longer support Douglas?
Platform: popular sov and fugitive slave law
South nominates their own: John Breckenridge

12. Republicans Seward, Lincoln
Tariff, non extension of slavery, internal improvements

13. Election of 1860 4 different candidates received votes
South still has advantage in Court
States still fairly even
Election of Lincoln gives S. Carolina excuse
Buchanan does nothing

14. Last efforts Crittendon compromise
States south of could have slavery if they wanted
Lincoln rejects the compromise
South does not think north will fight