the path to war. a. whigs 1.winfield scott 2.was not trusted in the south
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The Path to War
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A. Whigs1. Winfield Scott
2. Was not trusted in the South
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B. Democrats
1. Franklin Pierce
2. Promised to:a. honor the
Compromise of 1850
b. Enforce the Fugitive Slave Act
3. Won
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II. Kansas-Nebraska Act
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A. The Problem1. Stephen Douglas
wanted to create a Railroad to the West
2. Would require the rest of the Louisiana Purchase to become a territory
3. This would make it free territory
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B. The Solution1. Douglas introduced
the Kansas-Nebraska Act
2. Divided the remaining land into two territories (KS & NE)
3. Popular sovereignty would determine it they were free or slave
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III. “Bleeding Kansas”
A. Elections – Held 1855
B. Won by pro-slavery because thousands crossed the border from MO to vote
C. Anti-slavery forces formed their own government
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D. Pro-Slavery forces attacked Lawrence, the anti-slavery capital
E. John Brown1. Abolitionist
2. Killed pro-slavery men in the Pottawatomie Massacre
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F. Preston Brooks beat Charles Sumner on the Senate floor because of a speech he made
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IV. New Divisions
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A. Impact on Political Parties
1. Republican Party formed
2. The following parties split
a. Democrats
b. Whigs
c. Know-Nothing
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B. Election of 1856Won by Democrat candidate James Buchanan
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V. The Dred Scott Decision
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A. The Case1. Dred Scott
a. Missouri Slaveb. Traveled with his
master to a Free State
c. Argued that he was free because he lived in free territory
2. Chief Justice - Tawny
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B. Questions for the Court…
1. Was Scott a citizen or property?
2. Did he become free by living in a free state?
3. Was the ban on slavery on parts of the LA Territory constitutional?
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VI. Lincoln-Douglas Debates
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A.The Campaign
1. Both wanted the Illinois seat in the U. S. Senate
2. They debated 7 times
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B. Lincoln
1. Argued slavery should not be allowed to spread
2. Did NOT want equality for African Americans
3. “A House divided against itself cannot stand”
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C. Douglas1. Announc
ed the Freeport Doctrine
2. Americans could ban slavery
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D. The Election1. The legislature then re-
elected Douglas.
2. Although Lincoln lost, the fame he gained through the debates helped him in 1860