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The Path to War

The Path to War. I. The Election of 1852. A. Whigs. Winfield Scott Was not trusted in the South. B. Democrats. Franklin Pierce Promised to: honor the Compromise of 1850 Enforce the Fugitive Slave Act Won. II. Kansas-Nebraska Act. A. The Problem.

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The Path to War

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  1. The Path to War

  2. I. The Election of 1852

  3. A. Whigs • Winfield Scott • Was not trusted in the South

  4. B. Democrats • Franklin Pierce • Promised to: • honor the Compromise of 1850 • Enforce the Fugitive Slave Act • Won

  5. II. Kansas-Nebraska Act

  6. A. The Problem • Stephen Douglas wanted to create a Railroad to the West • Would require the rest of the Louisiana Purchase to become a territory 3. This would make it free territory

  7. B. The Solution • Douglas introduced the Kansas-Nebraska Act • Divided the remaining land into two territories (KS & NE) • Popular sovereignty would determine if they were free or slave

  8. III. “Bleeding Kansas” • Elections – Held 1855 • Won by pro-slavery because thousands crossed the border from MO to vote • Anti-slavery forces formed their own government

  9. D. Pro-Slavery forces attacked Lawrence, the anti-slavery capital E. John Brown • Abolitionist • Killed pro-slavery men in the Pottawatomie Massacre

  10. F. Preston Brooks beat Charles Sumner on the Senate floor because of a speech he made

  11. IV. New Divisions

  12. A. Impact on Political Parties • Republican Party formed • The following parties split • Democrats • Whigs • Know-Nothing

  13. B. Election of 1856 Won by Democrat candidate James Buchanan

  14. V. The Dred Scott Decision

  15. A. The Case • Dred Scott • Missouri Slave • Traveled with his master to a Free State • Argued that he was free because he lived in free territory • Chief Justice - Tawny

  16. B. Questions for the Court… • Was Scott a citizen or property? • Did he become free by living in a free state? • Was the ban on slavery on parts of the LA Territory constitutional?

  17. VI. Lincoln-Douglas Debates

  18. The Campaign • Both wanted the Illinois seat in the U. S. Senate • They debated 7 times

  19. B. Lincoln • Argued slavery should not be allowed to spread • Did NOT want equality for African Americans • “A House divided against itself cannot stand”

  20. C. Douglas • Announced the Freeport Doctrine • Americans could ban slavery

  21. D. The Election • Douglas re-elected. • Although Lincoln lost, the fame he gained through the debates helped him in 1860

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