Problems with Sectionalism

Problems with Sectionalism

ß CA status

ß S. “Fire-Eaters”

ß Underground RR & Fugitive Slaves

Personal liberty laws

Prigg v. Pennsylvania (1842)

ß CA status

ß S. “Fire-Eaters”

ß Underground RR & Fugitive Slaves

Personal liberty laws

Prigg v. Pennsylvania (1842)

Compromise of 1850Compromise of 1850

Fugitive Slave Act, Fugitive Slave Act, 18501850

HarrietBeecherStowe(1811 – 1896)

HarrietBeecherStowe(1811 – 1896)

“So you’re the little lady who started this war…” - Abraham Lincoln

“So you’re the little lady who started this war…” - Abraham Lincoln

Uncle Tom’s Cabin

1852

Uncle Tom’s Cabin

1852 Sold 300,000

copies inthe first year.

2 million in a decade!

Sold 300,000 copies inthe first year.

2 million in a decade!

Uncle Tom’s Cabin, 1852Uncle Tom’s Cabin, 1852

The “Know-Nothings” [The American Party]

The “Know-Nothings” [The American Party]

ß Nativists

ß Anti-Catholics

ß Anti-immigrants

ß Nativists

ß Anti-Catholics

ß Anti-immigrants

1849 Secret Order of theStar Spangled Banner

1849 Secret Order of theStar Spangled Banner

1852 Presidential Election1852 Presidential Election1852 Presidential Election1852 Presidential Election

√ Franklin Pierce Gen. Winfield Scott John Parker Hale Democrat Whig Free Soil

√ Franklin Pierce Gen. Winfield Scott John Parker Hale Democrat Whig Free Soil

1852 Election Results1852 Election Results

Kansas-Nebraska Act, 1854

Kansas-Nebraska Act, 1854

“Bleeding Kansas”“Bleeding Kansas”

Border “Ruffians”

Border “Ruffians”

“The Crime Against Kansas”

“The Crime Against Kansas”

Sen. Charles Sumner(R-MA)

Sen. Charles Sumner(R-MA)

Congr. Preston Brooks(D-SC)

Congr. Preston Brooks(D-SC)

John Brown: Madman, Hero or Martyr?

John Brown: Madman, Hero or Martyr?

o Pottawattamie Creek (1856)

o Pottawattamie Creek (1856)

Birth of Republican Party,1854

Birth of Republican Party,1854

ß Northern Whigs

ß N. Democrats

ß Free-Soilers

ß Know-Nothings

ß Opponents of KN-NE Act

ß Northern Whigs

ß N. Democrats

ß Free-Soilers

ß Know-Nothings

ß Opponents of KN-NE Act

1856 Presidential 1856 Presidential ElectionElection

1856 Presidential 1856 Presidential ElectionElection

√ James Buchanan John C. Frémont Millard Fillmore Democrat Republican Whig/American

√ James Buchanan John C. Frémont Millard Fillmore Democrat Republican Whig/American

1856Electio

n Result

s

1856Electio

n Result

s

Dred Scott v. Sandford, 1857Dred Scott v. Sandford, 1857

What caused thePanic of 1857??

What caused thePanic of 1857??

What were itsaffects on the

nation?

What were itsaffects on the

nation?

The Lincoln-Douglas (Illinois Senate)Debates, 1858

The Lincoln-Douglas (Illinois Senate)Debates, 1858

“A House divided against itself, cannot stand.”

“A House divided against itself, cannot stand.”

Stephen Douglas & the Freeport Doctrine

Stephen Douglas & the Freeport Doctrine

PopularSovereignty?

PopularSovereignty?

Brown & Harper’s Ferry, 1859

Brown & Harper’s Ferry, 1859

18601860PresidentiPresidenti

alalElectionElection

18601860PresidentiPresidenti

alalElectionElection

√ Abraham LincolnRepublican

√ Abraham LincolnRepublican

John BellConstitutional

Union

John BellConstitutional

Union

Stephen A. DouglasNorthern DemocratStephen A. DouglasNorthern Democrat

John C. Breckinridge

Southern Democrat

John C. Breckinridge

Southern Democrat

Republican Party Platform in 1860

Republican Party Platform in 1860

ß Non-extension of slavery [Free-Soil]

ß Protective tariff [N. Industry]

ß No abridgment of rights for immigrants

ß Government aid to build a Pacific RR [NW]

ß Internal improvements [for W.] at fed. expense.

ß Free homesteads for the public domain [for farmers].

ß Non-extension of slavery [Free-Soil]

ß Protective tariff [N. Industry]

ß No abridgment of rights for immigrants

ß Government aid to build a Pacific RR [NW]

ß Internal improvements [for W.] at fed. expense.

ß Free homesteads for the public domain [for farmers].

1860 Election: 3 “Outs” & 1 ”Run!”

1860 Election: 3 “Outs” & 1 ”Run!”

1860 Election: A Nation Coming Apart?

1860 Election: A Nation Coming Apart?

1860

Election

Results

1860

Election

Results

Crittenden Compromise:A Last Ditch Appeal to

Sanity

Crittenden Compromise:A Last Ditch Appeal to

Sanity

Sen. John J. Crittenden(Know-Nothing, KY)Sen. John J. Crittenden(Know-Nothing, KY)

Secession!SC Dec. 20, 1860

Secession!SC Dec. 20, 1860

Fort Sumter: April 12, 1861

Fort Sumter: April 12, 1861