1. Slavery Dominates Politics

2. Lincoln-Douglas Debates  Douglas said popular sovereignty should be used to decide slavery  Even though ruled unconstitional  Said people have to right to decide  Won re-election  Lincoln challenges for Douglas Il. Senate seat  Lincoln said Declaration of Independence applied to African Americans  Said slavery should not be expanded  Became national political figure

4. Political Parties Splinter  Dems. have convention in Charleston to determine Pres. Candidate  Southern Dems. want party to defend slavery in platform  Northern Dems. want popular sovereignty to be platform  Could not settle differences agreed to meet in Baltimore in June

5. Political Parties Splitter  S. Dems walk out of Baltimore convention  N. Dems nominate Douglas  S. Dems nominate Breckinridge  Constitional Union Party entered, goal to preserve Union  Nominated Bell

7. Election of 1860  Two races:  Lincoln and Douglas in North  Breckinridge and Bell in the South  Lincoln and Breckinridge had most extreme positions on slavery  Douglas and Bell were moderates  Lincoln won the North, Breckinridge the South, North had more people  South thought Lincoln’s election threat to their way of life