1. The Road to War (Part 1) People to Know: 1. Abraham Lincoln -First Republican President (1860-1864) -Attorney from Kentucky and Illinois -Civil war = “War to Preserve the Union”

2. 2. Dred Scott -Slave involved in a very important court decision which indicated: decision which indicated: -”slaves are property…” -”slaves are property…” -”slaves have no rights…” -”slaves have no rights…”

3. 3. Jefferson Davis -President of the Confederate States of America (Confederacy), during the America (Confederacy), during the American Civil War. American Civil War.

4. 4. John Brown -Extreme Abolitionist who resorted to violence. violence. -Raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia -Raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia

5. 5. Stephen A. Douglas -Democratic leader responsible for the “Kansas-Nebraska Act” “Kansas-Nebraska Act”

6. 6. John C. Breckenridge -Southern Democratic candidate for the Presidency in 1860. Presidency in 1860. ELECTION OF 1860 ELECTION OF 1860 Republican Democrat(s) Republican Democrat(s) Abe Lincoln Stephen Douglas (North) / John Breckinridge (south) Abe Lincoln Stephen Douglas (North) / John Breckinridge (south) I I I I I I about 50 % about 25 % About 25 % about 50 % about 25 % About 25 %