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Chapter 14 Section 4. THE NATION DIVIDES. 14. Where was Harper’s Ferry and why was it important?. HARPER’S FERRY – a U.S. weapons arsenal in Virginia. JOHN BROWN’S PLAN – Brown wanted to capture the arsenal and then help. revolting slaves gain their freedom.
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Chapter 14 Section 4 THE NATION DIVIDES
14. Where was Harper’s Ferry and why was it important?
JOHN BROWN’S PLAN – Brown wanted to capture the arsenal and then help revolting slaves gain their freedom
15. What was the result of John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry?
John Brown’s plan does not work – no slaves revolt and join him and some of his men are killed Brown is arrested and charged with treason and murder – he is sentenced to hang
The North feels Brown is a hero, the South is glad he is dead His death brings the slavery issue to the boiling point and many southerners talk about leaving the Union
16. Who were the candidates in the election of 1860, and which political party did each represent?
The Republican party chooses ABRAHAM LINCOLN as their presidential nominee for the 1860 election http://www.si.edu/archives/ihd/jhp/lincoln.jpg
Democrats could not agree on how slavery would be explained in their PLATFORM PLATFORM – statements or beliefs, usually on behalf of a political party
The northern and southern Democrats cannot agree so they have two nominees Northern Democrats – Stephen Douglas Southern Democrats – John Breckinridge
Stephen Douglas Abraham Lincoln Northern Democrat Republican Election of 1860 Constitutional Union Party Southern Democrat John Bell John Breckenridge
Lincoln and Douglas fight over the North and the West. Breckenridge tries to steal the South. Bell tries to glue the map (Union) back together.
John Bell: Bless my soul I give up. John C. Breckinridge: That long legged Abolitionist is getting ahead of us after all. Stephen Douglas: I never ran so in my life.
Breckenridge Lincoln Dred Scott Douglas Bell John C. Breckinridge dances with James Buchanan. Dred Scott seated plays the violin. Lincoln dances with African American woman. John Bell dances with Native American. Stephen Douglas dances with a sovereign in rags.
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PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 1860 http://www.multied.com/PageMill_Images/image31.gif
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
The South is afraid that Lincoln will now try to abolish slavery in the U.S.
17. How did the southern states respond to the election of 1860, and why?
SECEDE – to withdraw from the Union, split with the country South Carolina becomes the first to secede on December 20, 1860
In the next six weeks more states secede: Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas
These states form their own country – THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA
18. Who becomes president of the Confederate States of America?
JEFFERSON DAVIS is elected president of the Confederate States of America http://www.military.com/pics/davis1.jpg
Northerners felt that secession was unconstitutional and the South did NOT have the right to leave X
19. What was the plan that John C. Crittenden proposed to preserve the Union?
John Crittenden of Kentucky tries to get both sides to solve the problem with the CRITTENDEN PLAN
He proposed a series of constitutional amendments related to slavery to pacify the South Lincoln believed there could be no compromise about the extension of slavery The plan fails
20. When was Lincoln inaugurated?
