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Chapter 10 Section 3

Chapter 10 Section 3. The Crisis Deepens. Sec 3: Birth of the Republican Party. The Kansas-Nebraska Act and indecisiveness destroyed the Whig party The Republican party was formed in July 1854. Formation of the Republican Party. See p. 332-333 Officially formed in 1854

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Chapter 10 Section 3

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  1. Chapter 10 Section 3 The Crisis Deepens

  2. Sec 3: Birth of the Republican Party • The Kansas-Nebraska Act and indecisiveness destroyed the Whig party • The Republican party was formed in July 1854.

  3. Formation of the Republican Party See p. 332-333 Officially formed in 1854 Why was the name Republican chosen and what does it have to do with Thomas Jefferson?

  4. The “Know Nothings” Official name was the American party Originally formed to focus on immigration, made up of nativists who were anti-Catholic Party splits over the issue of expanding slavery into Kansas and it falls apart.

  5. Election of 1856 • Republicans nominated John C. Fremont • Democrats nominated James Buchanan

  6. Electoral Map in 1856

  7. Buchanan in office Kansas still has two state legislatures Isn’t a state yet Should it be slave or free and who gets to decide? President Buchanan encourages the territory to apply for statehood to calm down “Bleeding Kansas” Pro-slavery legislature holds an election for a constitutional convention Anti-slavery supporters hold their own meeting in Lecompton, where they vote to approve the Lecompton Constitution. The vote on statehood is delayed for two more years.

  8. Dred Scott Decision (Scott Vs Sandford) • Dred Scott was an enslaved man whose Missouri slaveholder had taken him to a free territory before returning to Missouri

  9. Dred Scott continued • Scott sued to end his slavery • On March 6, 1857, Chief Justice Roger B. Taney ruled against Scott saying slaves were property, not U.S. citizens, and therefore had no right to sue in the courts • Does this court decision help President Buchanan’s efforts to settle down the sectionalism and debate over the expansion of slavery?

  10. Lincoln/Douglas Debates 1858 election for Senator in Illinois Lincoln began the campaign with his “House Divided” speech (pg 336) and gained national attention through a series of debates with Douglas

  11. John Brown’s Raid • John Brown was a white abolitionist • He tried to raid the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, VA. • He wanted to arm slaves in his neighborhood for a rebellion • See p. 338 for his biography.

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