Slavery Dominates Politics Disagreements over slavery led to the Formation of the Republican Party and Heightened Sectional Tensions

Key Vocabulary and Key People Key Terms  Republican Party  Dred Scott v. Sandford  Harper’s Ferry Key People  John C. Freemont  James Buchanan  Roger B. Taney  Abraham Lincoln

Write in Vote??  When the Kansas Nebraska Act Split apart the Whig Party the Southern Whigs searched for pro-slavery parties as the Northern Whigs formed the Republican Party  The Violence in congress was looked at as on opportunity to gain anti-slavery seats in congress  John C. Fremont would be nominated for president by the republicans because of his free state support  Freemont was so unpopular in the south that his name did not appear on the Ballot, leading to his loss

Three’s Company  James Buchanan would run for the democrats and ran on a platform of maintaining the Union  Millard Fillmore was the Know Nothing party candidate but was also divided on slavery  Buchanan would win the Election of 1856 by splitting support in the North and south  Though the Republicans Lost they showed they would be a Force in the North

A Dred-full Decision  Under the Dred Scott v. Sandford, Scott sued for his freedom claiming he lived in free states  Roger B. Taney decided that Scott was NOT a US citizen and could not sue in a US court and was bound to Missouri Slave Laws  Taney Also argued that congress could not ban Slavery due to the fifth amendment and made anti-slave laws unconstitutional  Northern Republicans looked to end the Dominance of Southern Slave Holders

The Great Debate  Abraham Lincoln Would be selected to take on Stephen A Douglas for the Illinois Senate Seat  As Lincoln vowed to end a divided nation the Lincoln-Douglas Debates Brought slavery to the forefront of the Nation  Lincoln, opposed to slavery, vowed to stop the spread of slavery while Douglas wanted Popular Sovereignty to decide the issue of slavery

Winner by Losing?  Douglas’ position on slavery would be unconstitutional due to the Dred Scott case and Lincoln would call him out on it  Douglas responded saying people have the right to introduce or dismiss slavery as they please  Douglas would win reelection but Lincoln would become a national political figure

The Beginning of the End  John Brown planned to inspire slaves to fight for freedom and raided the US Arsenal at Harper’s Ferry  Brown and a force of 18 captured the arsenal and killed four  With no slave support Brown and six others were captured, with ten being killed  Brown would be Hanged and become a symbol of the division between the North and the South

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