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The 1850s:. Road to Secession. Problems with Sectionalism. CA status S. “Fire-Eaters” Underground RR & Fugitive Slaves Personal liberty laws Prigg v. Pennsylvania (1842). Compromise of 1850. Fugitive Slave Act, 1850. Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811 – 1896). - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Problems with Sectionalism
Problems with Sectionalism
ß CA status
ß S. “Fire-Eaters”
ß Underground RR & Fugitive Slaves
Personal liberty laws
Prigg v. Pennsylvania (1842)
ß CA status
ß S. “Fire-Eaters”
ß Underground RR & Fugitive Slaves
Personal liberty laws
Prigg v. Pennsylvania (1842)
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Compromise of 1850Compromise of 1850
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Fugitive Slave Act, Fugitive Slave Act, 18501850
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HarrietBeecherStowe(1811 – 1896)
HarrietBeecherStowe(1811 – 1896)
“So you’re the little lady who started this war…” - Abraham Lincoln
“So you’re the little lady who started this war…” - Abraham Lincoln
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Uncle Tom’s Cabin
1852
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
1852 Sold 300,000
copies inthe first year.
2 million in a decade!
Sold 300,000 copies inthe first year.
2 million in a decade!
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Uncle Tom’s Cabin, 1852Uncle Tom’s Cabin, 1852
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The “Know-Nothings” [The American Party]
The “Know-Nothings” [The American Party]
ß Nativists
ß Anti-Catholics
ß Anti-immigrants
ß Nativists
ß Anti-Catholics
ß Anti-immigrants
1849 Secret Order of theStar Spangled Banner
1849 Secret Order of theStar Spangled Banner
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1852 Presidential Election1852 Presidential Election1852 Presidential Election1852 Presidential Election
√ Franklin Pierce Gen. Winfield Scott John Parker Hale Democrat Whig Free Soil
√ Franklin Pierce Gen. Winfield Scott John Parker Hale Democrat Whig Free Soil
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1852 Election Results1852 Election Results
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Kansas-Nebraska Act, 1854
Kansas-Nebraska Act, 1854
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“Bleeding Kansas”“Bleeding Kansas”
Border “Ruffians”
Border “Ruffians”
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“The Crime Against Kansas”
“The Crime Against Kansas”
Sen. Charles Sumner(R-MA)
Sen. Charles Sumner(R-MA)
Congr. Preston Brooks(D-SC)
Congr. Preston Brooks(D-SC)
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John Brown: Madman, Hero or Martyr?
John Brown: Madman, Hero or Martyr?
o Pottawattamie Creek (1856)
o Pottawattamie Creek (1856)
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Birth of Republican Party,1854
Birth of Republican Party,1854
ß Northern Whigs
ß N. Democrats
ß Free-Soilers
ß Know-Nothings
ß Opponents of KN-NE Act
ß Northern Whigs
ß N. Democrats
ß Free-Soilers
ß Know-Nothings
ß Opponents of KN-NE Act
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1856 Presidential 1856 Presidential ElectionElection
1856 Presidential 1856 Presidential ElectionElection
√ James Buchanan John C. Frémont Millard Fillmore Democrat Republican Whig/American
√ James Buchanan John C. Frémont Millard Fillmore Democrat Republican Whig/American
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1856Electio
n Result
s
1856Electio
n Result
s
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Dred Scott v. Sandford, 1857Dred Scott v. Sandford, 1857
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What caused thePanic of 1857??
What caused thePanic of 1857??
What were itsaffects on the
nation?
What were itsaffects on the
nation?
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The Lincoln-Douglas (Illinois Senate)Debates, 1858
The Lincoln-Douglas (Illinois Senate)Debates, 1858
“A House divided against itself, cannot stand.”
“A House divided against itself, cannot stand.”
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Stephen Douglas & the Freeport Doctrine
Stephen Douglas & the Freeport Doctrine
PopularSovereignty?
PopularSovereignty?
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Brown & Harper’s Ferry, 1859
Brown & Harper’s Ferry, 1859
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18601860PresidentiPresidenti
alalElectionElection
18601860PresidentiPresidenti
alalElectionElection
√ Abraham LincolnRepublican
√ Abraham LincolnRepublican
John BellConstitutional
Union
John BellConstitutional
Union
Stephen A. DouglasNorthern DemocratStephen A. DouglasNorthern Democrat
John C. Breckinridge
Southern Democrat
John C. Breckinridge
Southern Democrat
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Republican Party Platform in 1860
Republican Party Platform in 1860
ß Non-extension of slavery [Free-Soil]
ß Protective tariff [N. Industry]
ß No abridgment of rights for immigrants
ß Government aid to build a Pacific RR [NW]
ß Internal improvements [for W.] at fed. expense.
ß Free homesteads for the public domain [for farmers].
ß Non-extension of slavery [Free-Soil]
ß Protective tariff [N. Industry]
ß No abridgment of rights for immigrants
ß Government aid to build a Pacific RR [NW]
ß Internal improvements [for W.] at fed. expense.
ß Free homesteads for the public domain [for farmers].
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1860 Election: 3 “Outs” & 1 ”Run!”
1860 Election: 3 “Outs” & 1 ”Run!”
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1860 Election: A Nation Coming Apart?
1860 Election: A Nation Coming Apart?
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1860
Election
Results
1860
Election
Results
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Crittenden Compromise:A Last Ditch Appeal to
Sanity
Crittenden Compromise:A Last Ditch Appeal to
Sanity
Sen. John J. Crittenden(Know-Nothing, KY)Sen. John J. Crittenden(Know-Nothing, KY)
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Secession!SC Dec. 20, 1860
Secession!SC Dec. 20, 1860
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Fort Sumter: April 12, 1861
Fort Sumter: April 12, 1861