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Chapter 10 – Section 4 The System Fails

Chapter 10 – Section 4 The System Fails. Danielle Haltzman Allegra Straub Lindsey Schmidt Blair Burak Allie Friedland. Setting the Scene. Voters in Kansas decide to become free or a slave state Both groups try to win majority of votes Proslavery won the first battle

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Chapter 10 – Section 4 The System Fails

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  1. Chapter 10 – Section 4The System Fails Danielle Haltzman Allegra Straub Lindsey Schmidt Blair Burak Allie Friedland

  2. Setting the Scene • Voters in Kansas decide to become free or a slave state • Both groups try to win majority of votes • Proslavery won the first battle • William H. Seward announced that abolitionists would fight for a free Kansas

  3. Violence Erupts • Antislavery groups set up societies to send New Englanders to fight in Kansas • New settlers were known as free soilers • Free soilers- worked to end slavery in the territories

  4. Violence Erupts (continued) • Proslavery set up secret societies to oppose free soldiers • They crossed into Kansas to vote illegally • In 1855, Kansas had two competing capitals • In 1856, tensions escalated into open violence (when southerners took advantage)

  5. “Bleeding Sumner” • Violence spread to the United States capital • Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts gave a speech titled “The Crime Against Kansas” • Sumner attacked Southerners for forcing slavery

  6. “Bleeding Sumner” (continued) • He made insults against Senator Andrew Butler of South Carolina • Preston Brooks, Butlers nephew, was angered by his uncles remarks and was determined the South • Brooks beat Sumner with his cane; Sumner was badly injured and never returned to full health • Brooks was re-elected

  7. Slavery and National Politics • Violence of 1856 passed and peace returned to the country • Slavery issues continued to dominate national parks

  8. The Election of 1856 • At the convention, James Buchman was nominated as the Democratic President • The republicans chose John C. Fremont, who had no connections to “Bleeding Kansas” • Democrats supported the Compromise of 1850 and the Kansas Act • Republicans declared federal government could restrict slavery and called for admission of Kansas as a free state • Republicans received strong northern support

  9. The Dred Scott Decision • In 1857, the Supreme Court handed down one of the most controversial decisions in history • Dred Scott was an enslaved man who filed a suit against his owner • Supreme Court ruled 7 to 2 against Scott • Also ruled that living in a free state did not make Scott free • Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional

  10. The Lecompton Constitution • 1857- small proslavery group elected members to write the constitution required to attain statehood • Most of Kansas was opposed to slavery and refused to vote on the constitution

  11. The Lincoln Douglas Debates • Lincoln was born in a log cabin in Kentucky in 1809 • He studied law & was a postmaster and a rail splitter • In 1837 he settled in Springfield, Illinois and practiced law • In 1840 he served one term in congress • Had a good performance in the debates with Douglas

  12. The Lincoln Douglas Debates • The Lincoln Douglas Debate was a series of 7 debates on the issue of slavery • Senator Douglas criticized Lecompton constitution • Because of principal and public opinion • Campaign in 1858; the peoples views on slavery were divided

  13. The Lincoln Douglas Debates • Douglas’ nickname was “Little Giant”, since he was short • Believed in slavery & thought whites were superior to blacks • Also believed that blacks and that whites should chose the government • Abe Lincoln ran against Douglas

  14. The Lincoln Douglas Debates • News papers commented on how Lincoln looked compared to Douglas • The debate focused on majority & minority rule • Douglas supported popular sovereignty • Lincoln did not believe minority rules • Lincoln sometimes agreed with Douglas

  15. John Brown’s Raid • On October 16, 1859, John Brown attacked the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry Virginia • He was with 12 men, 5 African Americans included.

  16. John Brown’s Raid • Brown & followers hoped to seize the weapons from the arsenal and give them to enslaved people so they could rebel • They wanted to end slavery, punish slave holders and lead the US to moral renewal • Alerted of the attack, US troops under command of Colonel Robert E. Lee • The troops killed half of Brown’s men including two of his sons

  17. John Brown’s Raid • Brown was convicted of treason and was sentenced to be hanged • He accepted the death sentence • In many churches, abolitionist clergy rang bells on the day he was hanged in solemn prayer

  18. John Brown’s Raid • Northern sympathy for John outraged Southerners who accused him as a tool of Republican abolitionists • In the eyes of white southerners, Brown was a criminal who had tried to launch a rebellion aimed at their very lives • Brown’s raid deepened the anger between the north and south

  19. FUN FACT! • August 2, 1858- In a straight up or down vote required by the U.S Congress for admission, the Lecompton Constitution as modified by the English Bill is overwhelmingly defeated. It is so bad that both pro-slave and free-state fractions vote against it and the state must approve a different Constitution.

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