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Division Increases Chapter 5 (Ch 10,3 in textbook) Chapter 5 (Ch 10,3 in textbook)
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Changing Political Parties National political parties had transcended sectional boundaries Whig Party lost support - did not condemn slavery, faded Know-Nothing Party/American Party –Anti-immigrant/nativist/pro-slavery Republican Party - 1854 –Anti-slavery platform –Party grew rapidly –Absorbed Free Soil Party Election of 1856 - Buchanan (D) - “stop agitation” National political parties had transcended sectional boundaries Whig Party lost support - did not condemn slavery, faded Know-Nothing Party/American Party –Anti-immigrant/nativist/pro-slavery Republican Party - 1854 –Anti-slavery platform –Party grew rapidly –Absorbed Free Soil Party Election of 1856 - Buchanan (D) - “stop agitation”
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The Dred Scott Decision 1857 - Supreme Court - Dred Scott v. Sanford Owner had taken Scott to territories where slavery was banned, but kept him as a slave Court ruled that Scott was property and therefore could not bring his case to court Court ruled that slaves do not have due process of law Congress could not ban slavery because it would violate the right to “life, liberty, and property” Increased division between North and South 1857 - Supreme Court - Dred Scott v. Sanford Owner had taken Scott to territories where slavery was banned, but kept him as a slave Court ruled that Scott was property and therefore could not bring his case to court Court ruled that slaves do not have due process of law Congress could not ban slavery because it would violate the right to “life, liberty, and property” Increased division between North and South
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The Lincoln-Douglas Debates 1858 - Competing for the Senate “Honest Abe” v. “The Little Giant” 1858 - Competing for the Senate “Honest Abe” v. “The Little Giant”
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