CHAPTER 13CHAPTER 13

Broken Bonds, 1855 - 1861

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North and South CollideNorth 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

Kansas-Nebraska and the Slavery Issue

Election of 1856

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American Society in CrisisAmerican 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

Path of Lincoln-Douglas Debates

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The North and South Call Each The North and South Call Each Other’s BluffOther’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

Election of 1860

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The First SecessionThe 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

Election of 1860 and Southern

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Discussion QuestionsDiscussion 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?