1. CHAPTER 13 Broken Bonds, 1855 - 1861 Web

2. North and South Collide White South uses variety of arguments to justify slavery, while critics of slavery point to economic “backwardness” Bleeding Kansas Charles Sumner John Brown and the Pottawatomic(1855) Republican party was antislavery Slave Power James Buchanan Elected President in 1856 Dred Scott Case Dred Scott petitioned for freedom after owner died Chief Justice Roger Taney Court ruling enflamed issue of slavery

3. Kansas-Nebraska and the Slavery Issue

4. Election of 1856 ©2004 Wadsworth, a division of Thomson Learning, Inc. Thomson Learning ™ is a trademark used herein under license.

5. American Society in Crisis Panic of 1857 spurs religious revival Young Men's Christian Association Kansas remains cauldron of unrest Lecompton Constitution Lincoln Douglas Debates Slavery issues extensively debated Lincoln gain status in Republican Party John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry polarizes nation

6. Path of Lincoln-Douglas Debates ©2004 Wadsworth, a division of Thomson Learning, Inc. Thomson Learning ™ is a trademark used herein under license.

7. The North and South Call Each Other’s Bluff Election of 1860 4 candidates: Lincoln, Douglas, Bell, and Breckenridge Lincoln won, only votes were in the North Southern secession December 12, 1860, South Carolina seceded from Union February 4, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas seceded February 18, Jefferson Davis President of Confederate States of America

8. Election of 1860 ©2004 Wadsworth, a division of Thomson Learning, Inc. Thomson Learning ™ is a trademark used herein under license.

9. The First Secession Lincoln’s inaugural address was mixture of firmness and generosity Attempts to relieve Fort Sumter drew fire and plunged nation into war P.G.T. Beauregard Major Robert Anderson Lincoln calls for 75,000 volunteers

10. Election of 1860 and Southern Secession Web

11. Discussion Questions Discuss the events that led to “Bleeding Kansas.” How was this, in many ways, a preview of the Civil War? What views were put forth in the Lincoln-Douglas debates? Were there any national political repercussions? Examine John Brown’s Raid at Harper’s Ferry? Was Brown a hero or villain? What was the national effect of his actions? Discuss the Election of 1860. What factors led to Lincoln’s victory? Did it make war inevitable?