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1 14 The Sectional Crisis

2 The Problem of Slavery in the Mexican Cession
Mexican Cession of 1848 puts status of slavery in new territory into question 3

3 The Wilmot Proviso Launches the Free-Soil Movement
Mexican War mobilizes antislavery groups Wilmot Proviso Amendment to Mexican War Appropriations Bill by David Wilmont (D–PA) Ban all blacks from new territories to preserve for white farmers Links racism and anti-slavery Proviso passes in House, fails in Senate Battle over the Proviso foreshadows sectional conflict of 1850s 4

4 What’s the Story about the election of 1848?
popular sovereignty Free-Soil candidate Whig Zachary Taylor takes no position 5

5 Taylor Takes Charge Taylor proposes admitting California and New Mexico as states immediately South reacts angrily Not enough time for planters to settle Immediate admission would result in no slavery Proposed Nashville convention prompts fears of Southern secession 6

6 What is the Compromise of 1850?
Henry Clay’s 1850 compromise package 7

7 The Compromise of 1850

8 Forging a Compromise: The Fugitive Slave Law
Part of Compromise of 1850 Those accused of being fugitive slaves denied Constitution rights

9 Political Upheaval, 1852–1856 Whigs and Democrats manage controversy in 1850 Sectionalism destroys both parties in 1850s 8

10 The Party System in Crisis. Why?!
Parties need new issues after 1850 Democrats succeed: . 9

11 The Kansas-Nebraska Act Raises a Storm… Why?
Senator Stephen Douglas (D–IL) wants Kansas and Nebraska open to settlement to facilitate Transcontinental RR to Chicago 1854: Douglas’s Kansas-Nebraska bill Apply popular sovereignty to Kansas, Nebraska Repeal Missouri Compromise line 10

12 The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854

13 An Appeal to Nativism: The Know-Nothing Episode
Know-Nothings (American Party) appeals to anti-Catholic sentiment 1854: American Party surges By 1856, Know-Nothings collapse Probable cause: No response to slavery 12

14 Congressional Election of 1854

15 Kansas and the Rise of the Republicans
Republican party unites former Whigs, Know-Nothings, Free-Soilers, Northern Democrats Appeals to Northern sectional sympathies Defends West for white, small farmers from Slave Power “Bleeding Kansas” helps Republicans Struggle among abolitionists, proslavery forces for control of Kansas territory Republicans use conflict to appeal for voters 13

16 “Bleeding Kansas”

17 Sectional Division in the Election of 1856
Republican John C. Frémont seeks votes only in free states Know-Nothing Millard Fillmore champions sectional compromise Democrat James Buchanan defends the Compromise of 1850, carries election Election really two elections: North: Freemont vs. Buchanan South: Fillmore vs. Buchanan Republicans make clear gains in North 14

18 The House Divided, 1857–1860 Sectional quarrel becomes virtually irreconcilable under Buchanan Growing sense of deep cultural differences, opposing interests between North and South

19 Cultural Sectionalism
Major Protestant denominations divide into Northern and Southern entities over slavery Southern literature romanticizes plantation life South seeks intellectual, economic independence Northern intellectuals condemn slavery Uncle Tom’s Cabin an immense success in North 15

20 The Dred Scott Case Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857): Supreme Court can decide on slavery in the territories Court refuses narrow determination of case What were the major arguments?: . Who did the ruling support? 16

21 Debating the Morality of Slavery
Lincoln Decries “Southern plot” to extend slavery Promises to work for slavery’s extinction Casts slavery as a moral problem Defends white supremacy in response to Douglas Douglas accuses Lincoln of favoring equality Lincoln loses election, gains national reputation 18

22 The South’s Crisis of Fear
October, 1859: John Brown raids Harper’s Ferry Brown executed, many Northerners see him as martyr 19

23 The South’s Crisis of Fear
Hinton Helper’s Impending Crisis of the South To Southerners, Republicans seen as radical abolitionists Southerners convinced they must secede on election of Republican president 19

24 The Election of 1860: Republicans
Abraham Lincoln nominated Home state of Illinois crucial to election Seen as moderate Platform to widen party’s appeal High tariffs for industry Free homesteads for small farmers Government aid for internal improvements Lincoln wins by carrying North 22

25 The Election of 1860: Democrats
Party splits Northern Democrats Stephen Douglas Continued support for popular sovereignty Southern Democrats John Breckenridge Federal protection of slavery in territories 20

26 The Election of 1860: Constitutional Union Party
Candidate John Bell Promises compromise between North and South 21

27 Election of 1860: Outcome 2 contests
North: Lincoln vs. Douglas South: Bell vs. Breckenridge Republicans get electoral majority with all but 3 Northern electoral votes, although only 40% of popular vote nationwide South sees this as beginning of permanent minority status in American politics Deep South political leaders launch secession movements

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29 Explaining the Crisis Republicans a strict sectional party
Fundamental conflict of ideals Southern ideals Northern ideals 23

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