2. Chapter 25 Section 1 The Cold War Begins Section 3 Political Realignment Deepens the Crisis Analyze how deepening sectional distrust affected the nation’s politics. Compare the positions of Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas on the issue of slavery. Explain the effect of John Brown’s raid on the slavery debate. 10.3: Political Realignment Deepens the Crisis What developments deepened the divisions between the North and South?

3. Chapter 25 Section 1 The Cold War Begins Section 3 Political Realignment Deepens the Crisis In the presidential election of 1856 there were 5 political parties. Whig Party Failed to nominate a candidate Republican Party Won one-third of the popular vote and 11 northern states Know-Nothings Put up a candidate but dissolved over the slavery issue Democrats Won with James Buchanan promising to stop the “agitation of the slavery issue” Free-Soil Party Absorbed into the Republican Party Analyze how deepening sectional distrust affected the nation’s politics.

4. Chapter 25 Section 1 The Cold War Begins Section 3 Political Realignment Deepens the Crisis The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on the case of Dred Scott, an enslaved man who had lived in a free state and sued for his freedom. Within a year of the election, another event intensified the divisions in the nation over slavery. Analyze how deepening sectional distrust affected the nation’s politics.

5. DRED SCOTT DECISION (1857) Dred Scott was a slave who spent time with is master in free territory Scott sued for his freedom The case was eventually heard by the Supreme Court The Missouri Compromise came into question Southerners favored the ruling while Northerners did not Chapter 10, section 3, p.341 Read: The Dred Scott Decision Triggers Outrage, p.341-343 Analyze how deepening sectional distrust affected the nation’s politics.

6. Dred Scott Chapter 10, section 3, p.341 Analyze how deepening sectional distrust affected the nation’s politics.

7. Dred Scott Chapter 10, section 3, p.341 Analyze how deepening sectional distrust affected the nation’s politics.

8. Chapter 25 Section 1 The Cold War Begins Section 3 Political Realignment Deepens the Crisis Chief Justice Roger B. Taney handed down the controversial decision in March, 1857. Analyze how deepening sectional distrust affected the nation’s politics.

9. Chapter 25 Section 1 The Cold War Begins Section 3 Political Realignment Deepens the Crisis ruled against Scott. said slaves were property and not allowed to sue in court. said the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional. pleased the South. angered the North and abolitionists. The Dred Scott decision: Analyze how deepening sectional distrust affected the nation’s politics.

10. Chapter 25 Section 1 The Cold War Begins Section 3 Political Realignment Deepens the Crisis In 1858, in a race for the Illinois senate seat, Stephen A. Douglas and Abraham Lincoln debated the issue of slavery. The seven debates got national attention. Compare the positions of Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas on the issue of slavery.

11. LINCOLN-DOUGLASS DEBATE (1858) Lincoln and Douglas debated in the race to be the next Senator from Illinois Douglas believed in deciding slavery by popular sovereignty. Lincoln believed that slavery should NOT be allowed to spread into the territories. Lincoln ALSO believed the Nation could not survive if the fighting continued to rip the Union apart with the slavery issue. Chapter 10, section 3, p.339

12. Lincoln-Douglas Debates (1858) Sectionalism Chapter 10, section 3, p.341

13. Chapter 25 Section 1 The Cold War Begins Section 3 Political Realignment Deepens the Crisis LincolnDouglas Spoke with direct and deliberate tone focusing on how slavery was a struggle between right and wrong. Had an energetic, commanding voice and spoke of the political issues. Opposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act, popular sovereignty, and the Scott decision. Supported the Kansas-Nebraska Act and popular sovereignty. Opposed the annexation of Texas. Supported the annexation of Texas. On the issue of slavery: Compare the positions of Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas on the issue of slavery.

14. Chapter 25 Section 1 The Cold War Begins Section 3 Political Realignment Deepens the Crisis Compare the positions of Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas on the issue of slavery.

15. Chapter 25 Section 1 The Cold War Begins Section 3 Political Realignment Deepens the Crisis Douglas won the Senate seat by a slim margin. The debates gave Abraham Lincoln national recognition that was important in the 1860 presidential election. Both candidates believed the issue of slavery had to be resolved peacefully, within the framework of laws. Compare the positions of Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas on the issue of slavery.

16. Chapter 25 Section 1 The Cold War Begins Section 3 Political Realignment Deepens the Crisis Explain the effect of John Brown’s raid on the slavery debate.

17. Chapter 25 Section 1 The Cold War Begins Section 3 Political Realignment Deepens the Crisis His goal was to inspire local slaves to join a revolution that would defeat slavery. John Brown organized a small party of men and attacked a federal arsenal at Harper’s Ferry in Virginia. Explain the effect of John Brown’s raid on the slavery debate.

18. Chapter 25 Section 1 The Cold War Begins Section 3 Political Realignment Deepens the Crisis John Brown’s raid failed but intensified national division. Most abolitionists (black and white) refused to join Brown although a few sent money for guns. Brown was arrested, tried, and executed. Lincoln and other Republicans condemned Brown. The South was on alert and many prepared for war. Explain the effect of John Brown’s raid on the slavery debate.

19. Chapter 25 Section 1 The Cold War Begins Section 3 Political Realignment Deepens the Crisis The possibility of war between the North and South loomed. Near the end of the 1850s, attempts at compromise over slavery had failed. Explain the effect of John Brown’s raid on the slavery debate.

20. Chapter 25 Section 1 The Cold War Begins Section 3 Political Realignment Deepens the Crisis By the mid-1850s, events caused a deep divide between sections of the nation that seemed unable to be resolved through negotiation and compromise. As new political parties emerged, more opinions continued to surface. Two key figured, Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas, seemed to represent the main beliefs in the North. As the westward expansion continued, these deep sectional differences threatened to tear the nation apart. Violent clashes began to emerge. What developments deepened the divisions between the North and South? Analyze how deepening sectional distrust affected the nation’s politics. Compare the positions of Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas on the issue of slavery. Explain the effect of John Brown’s raid on the slavery debate.