1850s road tosecession
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By: Ms. Susan M. PojerHorace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY
By: Ms. Susan M. PojerHorace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY
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Problems of Sectional Balancein 1850
Problems of Sectional Balancein 1850ß California statehood.
ß Southern “fire-eaters” threateningsecession.
ß Underground RR & fugitive slave issues:
Personal liberty laws
Prigg v. Pennsylvania (1842)
ß California statehood.
ß Southern “fire-eaters” threateningsecession.
ß Underground RR & fugitive slave issues:
Personal liberty laws
Prigg v. Pennsylvania (1842)
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Compromise of 1850
Compromise of 1850
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HarrietBeecherStowe(1811 – 1896)
HarrietBeecherStowe(1811 – 1896)
So this is the lady who started the Civil War.
-- Abraham Lincoln
So this is the lady who started the Civil War.
-- Abraham Lincoln
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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!
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Uncle Tom’s Cabin, 1852Uncle Tom’s Cabin, 1852
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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 the
Star-Spangled Banner created in NYC.
1849 Secret Order of the Star-Spangled Banner created in NYC.
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1852 Presidential 1852 Presidential ElectionElection
1852 Presidential 1852 Presidential ElectionElection
√ Franklin Pierce Gen. Winfield Scott John Parker Hale Democrat Whig Free Soil
√ Franklin Pierce Gen. Winfield Scott John Parker Hale Democrat Whig Free Soil
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1852Electi
on Resul
ts
1852Electi
on Resul
ts
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Kansas-Nebraska Act, 1854
Kansas-Nebraska Act, 1854
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“Bleeding Kansas”“Bleeding Kansas”
Border “Ruffians”
(pro-slavery
Missourians)
Border “Ruffians”
(pro-slavery
Missourians)
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“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)
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John Brown: Madman, Hero or Martyr?
John Brown: Madman, Hero or Martyr?
Mural in the Kansas Capitol building
by John Steuart Curry (20c)
Mural in the Kansas Capitol building
by John Steuart Curry (20c)
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Birth of the Republican Party, 1854
Birth of the Republican Party, 1854
ß Northern Whigs.
ß Northern Democrats.
ß Free-Soilers.
ß Know-Nothings.
ß Other miscellaneous opponents of the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
ß Northern Whigs.
ß Northern Democrats.
ß Free-Soilers.
ß Know-Nothings.
ß Other miscellaneous opponents of the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
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1856 Presidential 1856 Presidential ElectionElection
1856 Presidential 1856 Presidential ElectionElection
√ James Buchanan John C. Frémont Millard Fillmore Democrat Republican Whig
√ James Buchanan John C. Frémont Millard Fillmore Democrat Republican Whig
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1856Electi
on Resul
ts
1856Electi
on Resul
ts
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Dred Scott v. Sanford, 1857Dred Scott v. Sanford, 1857
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What caused thePanic of 1857??
What caused thePanic of 1857??
What were itsaffects on the
nation?
What were itsaffects on the
nation?
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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.
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Stephen Douglas
& the
Freeport Doctrine
Stephen Douglas
& the
Freeport DoctrinePopular
Sovereignty?
PopularSovereig
nty?
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John Brown’s Raidon Harper’s Ferry, 1859
John Brown’s Raidon Harper’s Ferry, 1859
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18601860PresidePreside
ntialntialElectioElectio
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√ Abraham Lincoln
Republican
√ Abraham Lincoln
Republican
John BellConstitutional
Union
John BellConstitutional
Union
Stephen A. DouglasNorthern Democrat
Stephen A. DouglasNorthern Democrat
John C. Breckinridge
Southern Democrat
John C. Breckinridge
Southern Democrat
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Republican Party Platform in 1860Republican Party Platform in 1860ß Non-extension of slavery [for the
Free-Soilers.
ß Protective tariff [for the No. Industrialists].
ß No abridgment of rights for immigrants [a disappointment for the “Know-Nothings”].
ß Government aid to build a Pacific RR [for the Northwest].
ß Internal improvements [for the West] at federal expense.
ß Free homesteads for the public domain [for farmers].
ß Non-extension of slavery [for the Free-Soilers.
ß Protective tariff [for the No. Industrialists].
ß No abridgment of rights for immigrants [a disappointment for the “Know-Nothings”].
ß Government aid to build a Pacific RR [for the Northwest].
ß Internal improvements [for the West] at federal expense.
ß Free homesteads for the public domain [for farmers].
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1860 Election: 3 “Outs” & 1 ”Run!”
1860 Election: 3 “Outs” & 1 ”Run!”
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1860 Election: A Nation Coming Apart?!
1860 Election: A Nation Coming Apart?!
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1860
Election
Results
1860
Election
Results
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Crittenden Compromise:
A Last Ditch Appeal to Sanity
Crittenden Compromise:
A Last Ditch Appeal to Sanity
Senator John J. Crittenden
(Know-Nothing-KY)
Senator John J. Crittenden
(Know-Nothing-KY)
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Secession!: SC Dec. 20, 1860
Secession!: SC Dec. 20, 1860
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Fort Sumter: April 12, 1861
Fort Sumter: April 12, 1861