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Uncle Tom’s Cabin

Uncle Tom’s Cabin. On The Brink of War. I) On the Brink of War. Dred Scott Decision. I) On the Brink of War. Dred Scott Decision Supreme Court case that determined several important things. I) On the Brink of War. Dred Scott Decision

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Uncle Tom’s Cabin

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  1. Uncle Tom’s Cabin

  2. On The Brink of War

  3. I) On the Brink of War • Dred Scott Decision

  4. I) On the Brink of War • Dred Scott Decision • Supreme Court case that determined several important things

  5. I) On the Brink of War • Dred Scott Decision • Supreme Court case that determined several important things • The trial should not even take place because African Americans are not citizens

  6. I) On the Brink of War • Dred Scott Decision • Supreme Court case that determined several important things • The trial should not even take place because African Americans are not citizens • Missouri (1820) Compromise was unconstitutional

  7. I) On the Brink of War • Dred Scott Decision • Supreme Court case that determined several important things • The trial should not even take place because African Americans are not citizens • Missouri (1820) Compromise was unconstitutional • new states could be slave states

  8. I) On the Brink of War • Dred Scott Decision • Supreme Court case that determined several important things • The trial should not even take place because African Americans are not citizens • Missouri (1820) Compromise was unconstitutional • new states could be slave states • 5th amendment guaranteed right to property (slaves are property)

  9. I) On the Brink of War • new states could be slave states

  10. I) On the Brink of War • new states could be slave states • 5th amendment guaranteed right to property (slaves are property)

  11. I) On the Brink of War • new states could be slave states • 5th amendment guaranteed right to property (slaves are property) • Scott was not a free man

  12. II) Lincoln-Douglas Campaign • For the Senate seat in Illinois

  13. II) Lincoln-Douglas Campaign • For the Senate seat in Illinois • Republican Abe Lincoln

  14. II) Lincoln-Douglas Campaign • For the Senate seat in Illinois • Republican Abe Lincoln • Democrat Stephen A. Douglas

  15. II) Lincoln-Douglas Campaign • For the Senate seat in Illinois • Republican Abe Lincoln • Democrat Stephen A. Douglas • They would engage in a series of debates, generally about slavery

  16. II) Lincoln-Douglas Campaign • For the Senate seat in Illinois • Republican Abe Lincoln • Democrat Stephen A. Douglas • They would engage in a series of debates, generally about slavery • Douglas would win, narrowly

  17. II) Lincoln-Douglas Campaign • For the Senate seat in Illinois • Republican Abe Lincoln • Democrat Stephen A. Douglas • They would engage in a series of debates, generally about slavery • Douglas would win, narrowly • However, Lincoln gained national recognition

  18. III) Harper’s Ferry • John Brown and 21 supporters seized an arsenal at Harper’s Ferry, VA

  19. III) Harper’s Ferry • John Brown and 21 supporters seized an arsenal at Harper’s Ferry, VA • Wanted to take the weapons and give them to freed slaves to fight

  20. III) Harper’s Ferry • John Brown and 21 supporters seized an arsenal at Harper’s Ferry, VA • Wanted to take the weapons and give them to freed slaves to fight • Robert E. Lee surrounded the arsenal and killed the men

  21. IV) Election of 1860 • The Democratic party splits

  22. IV) Election of 1860 • The Democratic party splits • North w/ Stephen Douglas

  23. IV) Election of 1860 • The Democratic party splits • North w/ Stephen Douglas • South w/ John Breckinridge

  24. IV) Election of 1860 • The Democratic party splits • North w/ Stephen Douglas • South w/ John Breckinridge • Republicans nominate Lincoln

  25. IV) Election of 1860 • The Democratic party splits • North w/ Stephen Douglas • South w/ John Breckinridge • Republicans nominate Lincoln • Abe wins w/ only 40% of the vote

  26. IV) Election of 1860 • The Democratic party splits • North w/ Stephen Douglas • South w/ John Breckinridge • Republicans nominate Lincoln • Abe wins w/ only 40% of the vote • States that he cannot change laws of slavery in southern states, wants to prevent new states from having slavery though

  27. IV) Election of 1860 C.Within weeks, the South secedes from the Union and names Jefferson Davis president

  28. IV) Election of 1860 C.Within weeks, the South secedes from the Union and names Jefferson Davis president 1.??? is secession justifiable ???

  29. IV) Election of 1860 D.A little over a month after Lincoln takes office, the South attacks Fort Sumter

  30. IV) Election of 1860 D.A little over a month after Lincoln takes office, the South attacks Fort Sumter 1.Out-manned, the Fort withstands a 30 hour barrage of cannon fire before surrendering to the Confederates

  31. IV) Election of 1860 D.A little over a month after Lincoln takes office, the South attacks Fort Sumter 1.Out-manned, the Fort withstands a 30 hour barrage of cannon fire before surrendering to the Confederates 2.The Civil War had begun!!!

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