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1 The Union in Peril

2 Conflict Over Status of Territories
Wilmot Proviso (1846) fails to ban slavery from newly acquired Mexican territories Free Soil Movement Party Found support from northern Democrats and Whigs Didn’t demand end to slavery, only spread of slavery

3 Conflict Over Status of Territories
Southern position: oppose abolitionists, Free Soilers, favor extending 36°30’ westward Popular Sovereignty Lewis Cass, Michigan Democrat… let the people decide

4 Conflict Over Status of Territories
Election of 1848 Democrats nominate Cass Whigs nominate Zachary Taylor Free-Soil Party nominates Martin Van Buren Taylor won because vote siphoned off by Free-Soil party in NY and PA

5 Conflict Over Status of Territories
Election of 1848 Taylor won because vote siphoned off by Free-Soil party in NY and PA

6 The Compromise of 1850 California joins as free state
Utah and New Mexico to join as territories, w/ popular sovereignty Ban slave trade in DC, but allow slavery there Adopt new fugitive slave law All proposed initially by Henry Clay

7 The Compromise of 1850 Daniel Webster speaks on behalf in order to preserve the Union John C. Calhoun speaks against, insists on Southern territorial rights

8 The Compromise of 1850 Millard Fillmore succeeds deceased Taylor, supports compromise Stephen A. Douglas gathers support for individual portions of plan

9 Agitation Over Slavery
Fugitive Slave Law Track down runaway slaves Lack of rights for the accused

10 Agitation Over Slavery
Underground Railroad

11 Agitation Over Slavery - Literature
Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin

12 Agitation Over Slavery - Literature
Hinton R. Helper’s nonfiction Impending Crisis of the South

13 Agitation Over Slavery - Literature
Southern response Slavery positive for masters and slaves Sanctioned by the Bible, history Attacks on northern “wage slaves” Literature & laws polarized the sides

14 National Parties in Crisis
Election of 1852 Dem’s nominated “doughface” Franklin Pierce of New Hampshire Whigs nominated Winfield Scott, ignored slavery Whigs lose big time

15 National Parties in Crisis

16 Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854)
Repeals Missouri Compromise Some Northerners sees it as slave power conspiracy

17 The Republican Party Know-Nothings surge but fail
Republican party forms (1854) as coalition of Free-Soilers, antislavery Whigs, dissatisfied Democrats Oppose extension of slavery

18 Election of 1856

19 Extremism & Violence “Bleeding Kansas” – Border Ruffians v. Free-State Warriors

20 Extremism & Violence Caning of Senator Sumner

21 Constitutional Issues
Lecompton Constitution – proslavery constitution of Kansas Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)

22 Lincoln-Douglas Debates
Stephen Douglas debates Abraham Lincoln Slavery key issue

23 John Brown’s Raid

24 Election of 1860

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