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1860

1858 Lincoln-Douglas Debates mirror the national debate on slavery Freeport Doctrine = Douglas’s proposal during Lincoln-Douglas debates which forced Douglas to take side on slavery
 * Class Notes from 12/2**

1856 Division between the Democrats = Northern Democrats (Douglas) vs. Southern Democrats (Breckenridge)

1854 Birth of Republican Party = Free Soil Movement / Anti-Slavery

1858 John Brown = Harper’s Ferry raid attempt to start a slave rebellion and free the slaves; executed which raised sympathy in the North

1857 Lecompton Constitution: Kansas pro-slavery advocates drafted the constitution to allow slavery; voted overwhelmingly against it

Cultural differences in literature and religious institutions: 1852 Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe really impacted the North and supported abolition of slavery; South romanticized plantation life vs. industrial lifestyle of the North; 1857 Impending Crisis of the South encouraged non-slaveholding/poor southerners to rise up against the planters and take a more industrialized approach to the Southern economy

1857-8 Dred Scott Decision: pro-slavery decision—slaves were property and had no rights; free blacks had no rights!

Election of 1860: Lincoln wins the election; Republican party is considered anti-South; South begins talking of secession

What issues arose in the period 1848-1860, ultimately leading to the outbreak of civil war in 1861? In your response, draw on your knowledge of the time period in question, as well as the information in the documents.

Sectionalized government representation National slavery debate Sectional economic interests and development Political upheaval and indecisive leadership Federal vs. State power (popular sovereignty) Cultural sectionalism Westward expansion

Lincoln – Douglas Debates: Lincoln challenged Douglas to election debates and whether popular sovereignty should be allowed vs. a federal prohibition of the expansion of slavery; Freeport Doctrine: refuses to pass slave code and other legislation in order to protect slavery = cost Douglas the presidential election

Dred Scott Decision: slaves are property and have no rights; free blacks also have no rights as citizens; the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional = South ☺ North ☹

Lecompton Constitution: proposed Kansas should become a slave state = North ☺ South ☹

Election of 1860: Lincoln wins → South argues for secession

Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe creates a huge controversy for its portrayal of slavery and the South

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

The Impending Crisis of the South challenged poor, non-slaveholding Southerners to abolish slavery, rise up against planters, and replace the plantation economy with industrialization

What issues arose in the period 1848-1860, ultimately leading to the outbreak of civil war in 1861? In your response, draw on your knowledge of the time period in question, as well as the information in the documents.

Westward expansion National slavery debate and expansion of slavery / Underground Railroad Weakening two-party system / Lack of political unity and leadership Cultural sectionalism / differences between north and south / aggression between north and south The impact of media and publications on the era Election of Abraham Lincoln (1860) Transportation Revolution (North was more developed than South)