2. DRED SCOTT – an African American who had been a slave and moved by his master to a state where slavery was illegal

3. DRED SCOTT CASE – Scott sued for his freedom, claiming that since he was held as a slave where it was illegal he should be free (1857)

4. Supreme Court ruled that Scott was not an American citizen because he was a slave and thus could not sue Northerners were outraged and Southerners were happy

5. ROGER B TANEY – Chief Justice that ruled in the Dred Scott case

6. ABRAHAM LINCOLN – Born poor in Ky. – had little formal education – became successful lawyer

7. LINCOLN DOUGLAS DEBATES – set the standard for modern day political debates Lincoln: Stop spread of slavery Douglas: slavery backward but not immoral

9. Douglas wins the election in 1858 for the Illinois Senate (Freeport Doctrine) but Lincoln shows he has the potential to win an office in the future

10. HARPER’S FERRY – a United States weapons arsenal in Virginia

11. JOHN BROWN’S PLAN – Brown wanted to capture the arsenal and then help revolting slaves gain their freedom

12. JOHN BROWN’S ATTACK AT HARPER’S FERRY

13. John Brown’s plan does not work – no slaves revolt and join him Brown is arrested and charged with treason and murder – he is sentenced to hang

14. LAST MOMENTS OF JOHN BROWN

16. The North feels Brown is a hero, the South is glad he is dead His death brings the slavery issue to the boiling point

17. Election of 1860 Democrats could not agree on how slavery would be explained in their PLATFORM

18. Republicans – Abraham Lincoln Southern Democrats – John Breckinridge Northern Democrats – Stephen Douglas Constitutional Union – John Bell

19. Warm-Up Grab a Mini-Quiz from the back of the room Complete the “Mini-Quiz” up to question 10. You should not use your notes You have exactly 5 minutes…

20. http://www.giltroy.com/Courseweb/pres1860.gif

21. Lincoln wins many votes in the North and since the North has a larger population he wins the election http://www.wildwestweb.net/cwleaders/Abraham%20Lincoln.jpg

22. The South is afraid that Lincoln will now try to abolish slavery in the United States

23. SECEDE – to withdraw from the Union, split with the country Nullification South Carolina becomes the first to secede on December 20, 1860

24. In the next six weeks more states secede: Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas

25. These states form their own country – THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA

26. JEFFERSON DAVIS is elected president of the Confederate States of America http://www.military.com/pics/davis1.jpg

27. Northerners felt that secession was unconstitutional and the South did NOT have the right to leave X

28. Lincoln becomes the 16 th president in March of 1861

30. Lincoln tells the South he does not accept their secession