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1 The Road to the American Civil War- Day 3

2 Jump Start You will have 5-7 minutes to study your Manifest Destiny Map for your quiz You will need to study BOTH SIDES!

3 #6 Dred Scott Decision Dred Scott- a slave who moved from a slave state to free states 1856: Scott sues for his freedom after his owner dies Dred Scott vs. Sanford (1857): the Supreme Court ruled that slaves are not citizens and cannot file a lawsuit Also rules that Congress could not ban slavery in the territories North is convinced that the South is attempting to spread slavery

4 John Brown’s Raid October 1859
John Brown hoped to inspire slaves to fight for their freedom He planned to capture weapons at a federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia Slaves do not rush to join and he is captured and hung Northerners look at him as a hero Southerners worry that more like Brown are coming to the south John Brown’s Raid October 1859

5 Enter Abraham Lincoln Illinois congressmen and lawyer who opposes the expansion of slavery Took a moral stance against slavery Nominated by Illinois Republicans to challenge Stephen Douglas for Congress “a house divided by itself will not stand”

6 The Lincoln and Douglas Debates
LINCOLN: believed in was the government’s job to stop the expansion DOUGLAS: believed popular sovereignty was the best way to decide Douglas won re-election BUT Lincoln became a national figure as a result of the debates

7 The Election of 1860 Democrats nominate Douglas
Republicans nominate Lincoln South threatens to secede if Lincoln wins Lincoln is elected as the 16th president North had a much larger population Southerners feared Lincoln was going to end slavery Lincoln only wanted to stop it from spreading

8 The Confederate States of America
On December 20, 1860, South Carolina becomes the first state to secede Followed by Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas within the next 6 weeks Formed the Confederate States of America Elected Jefferson Davis as their president

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