Uncle Tom’s Cabin

On The Brink of War

I) On the Brink of WarA. Dred Scott Decision

I) On the Brink of WarA. Dred Scott Decision

1. Supreme Court case that determined several important things

I) On the Brink of WarA. Dred Scott Decision

1. Supreme Court case that determined several important things a. The trial should not even take place

because African Americans are not citizens

I) On the Brink of WarA. Dred Scott Decision

1. Supreme Court case that determined several important things a. The trial should not even take place

because African Americans are not citizens

b. Missouri (1820) Compromise was unconstitutional

I) On the Brink of WarA. Dred Scott Decision

1. Supreme Court case that determined several important things a. The trial should not even take place

because African Americans are not citizens

b. Missouri (1820) Compromise was unconstitutional 1. new states could be slave states

I) On the Brink of WarA. Dred Scott Decision

1. Supreme Court case that determined several important things a. The trial should not even take place

because African Americans are not citizens

b. Missouri (1820) Compromise was unconstitutional 1. new states could be slave states 2. 5th amendment guaranteed right to property

(slaves are property)

I) On the Brink of War1. new states could be slave states

I) On the Brink of War1. new states could be slave states 2. 5th amendment guaranteed right to property

(slaves are property)

I) On the Brink of War1. new states could be slave states 2. 5th amendment guaranteed right to property

(slaves are property) 3. Scott was not a free man

II) Lincoln-Douglas Campaign

A. For the Senate seat in Illinois

II) Lincoln-Douglas Campaign

A. For the Senate seat in Illinois1. Republican Abe Lincoln

II) Lincoln-Douglas Campaign

A. For the Senate seat in Illinois1. Republican Abe Lincoln 2. Democrat Stephen A. Douglas

II) Lincoln-Douglas Campaign

A. For the Senate seat in Illinois1. Republican Abe Lincoln 2. Democrat Stephen A. Douglas

B. They would engage in a series of debates, generally about slavery

II) Lincoln-Douglas Campaign

A. For the Senate seat in Illinois1. Republican Abe Lincoln 2. Democrat Stephen A. Douglas

B. They would engage in a series of debates, generally about slavery

1. Douglas would win, narrowly

II) Lincoln-Douglas Campaign

A. For the Senate seat in Illinois1. Republican Abe Lincoln 2. Democrat Stephen A. Douglas

B. They would engage in a series of debates, generally about slavery

1. Douglas would win, narrowly 2. However, Lincoln gained national

recognition

III) Harper’s Ferry A. John Brown and 21 supporters

seized an arsenal at Harper’s Ferry, VA

III) Harper’s Ferry A. John Brown and 21 supporters

seized an arsenal at Harper’s Ferry, VA

B. Wanted to take the weapons and give them to freed slaves to fight

III) Harper’s Ferry A. John Brown and 21 supporters

seized an arsenal at Harper’s Ferry, VA

B. Wanted to take the weapons and give them to freed slaves to fight

C. Robert E. Lee surrounded the arsenal and killed the men

IV) Election of 1860A. The Democratic party splits

IV) Election of 1860A. The Democratic party splits

1. North w/ Stephen Douglas

IV) Election of 1860A. The Democratic party splits

1. North w/ Stephen Douglas 2. South w/ John Breckinridge

IV) Election of 1860A. The Democratic party splits

1. North w/ Stephen Douglas 2. South w/ John Breckinridge

B. Republicans nominate Lincoln

IV) Election of 1860A. The Democratic party splits

1. North w/ Stephen Douglas 2. South w/ John Breckinridge

B. Republicans nominate Lincoln 1. Abe wins w/ only 40% of the vote

IV) Election of 1860A. The Democratic party splits

1. North w/ Stephen Douglas 2. South w/ John Breckinridge

B. Republicans nominate Lincoln 1. Abe wins w/ only 40% of the vote 2. States that he cannot change laws

of slavery in southern states, wants to prevent new states from having slavery though

IV) Election of 1860C. Within weeks, the South secedes

from the Union and names Jefferson Davis president

IV) Election of 1860C. Within weeks, the South secedes

from the Union and names Jefferson Davis president 1. ??? is secession justifiable ???

IV) Election of 1860D. A little over a month after Lincoln

takes office, the South attacks Fort Sumter

IV) Election of 1860D. 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

IV) Election of 1860D. 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!!!