Sectionalism: Causes to Civil

War

Slavery & the WestSectionalism: An exaggerated loyalty to a particular region of the country

Slavery & the WestMissouri Compromise (1820)• Maine is a free state• Missouri slave state• No slaves above 36, 30 N Latitude

Slavery & the WestWilmot Proviso: Prohibit lands from War of Mexico to be slave states

John C. Calhoun’s Plan: Neither Congress nor territorial government has authority to ban slavery

Slavery & the WestFree-Soil Party: Radical party against slavery Picked Martin Van Buren

Supported Wilmot Proviso

Zachary Taylor won 1848 presidency!

Slavery & the WestNorth Gets

• California admitted as a free state

• Slave trade prohibited in Washington D.C.

• Texas loses boundary dispute with New Mexico

South Gets

• No slavery restrictions in Utah or New Mexico territories

• Slaveholding permitted in Washington D.C.

• Texas gets $10 million• **Fugitive Slave Law**

Compromise of 1850

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Supported Fugitive Slave Act

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Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854)• Ignore Missouri Compromise• Popular Sovereignty: Allowing the people to decide• Stephen Douglas

Slavery & the WestAnti-Slavery Government• Supported by House of

Reps

Pro Slavery Government• Supported by President

Pierce & Senate

Slavery & the WestBleeding KansasLawrence: Antislavery capital taken by Proslavery ruffians

John Brown:• Radical Abolitionist• “Chosen by God”

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tJ0ZjRxKhs&index=24&list=PLnFrDeFoh1ckCFs4IcInaOwXGpbVu7QrX

Challenges to SlaveryRepublican Party• Antislavery Whigs• Democrats• Free-Soilers

Challenges to Slavery Election of 1856Democratic Party1. John Buchanan2. Popular Sovereignty

Challenges to Slavery Dred Scott Case1. Slave bought by Army Doctor in Missouri2. Master moved to Illinois where slavery is banned3. Master moves back to Missouri and dies

Dred Scott and antislavery lawyers fought for His freedom!

This case was brought to the Supreme Court

Challenges to Slavery Dred Scott DecisionRoger B. Taney: Declared Dred Scott as a slave• Living on free soil doesn’t make slave free• Slaves are property (Fifth Amendment)• Congress cannot prohibit slavery in any territory nor popular sovereignty

In other words; the Constitution protects slavery!!!!!!

Challenges to SlaverySenate Race (1858)

Republican Party Democratic Party1. Abraham Lincoln 1. Stephen Douglas

2. Don’t extend slavery 2. Popularity Sovereignty

Stephen Douglas won Senate Race, but Abraham Lincoln became famous

"A house divided against itself cannot stand."

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Raid on Harpers Ferry

• John Brown went to steal weapons from an arsenal to arm African Americans. (Financed by abolitionists)

• Convicted of treason & murder and sentenced to hang

Opinions on John Brown• Some Northerners denounced his violence• Some viewed him as martyr.

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Election of 1860

Abraham won the election

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Confederacy

Southern states seceded and became the Confederacy.

Jefferson Davis became President of the Confederacy

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Fort Sumter

Lincoln sends unarmed supplies to Fort Sumter

Confederate forces attack Fort Sumter

Lincoln prepares to fight the Civil War!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_c_xpBaT2A (Missouri Compromise)