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Sectionalism & Secession
Dr. Yolanda Romero
I. Sectionalism
• Territorial Crisis– Wilmot Proviso (1846)
• Pros & Cons
Election of 1848
Northern Democrats-popular sovereignty
Southern Democrats-pro slavery
Whigs- no platform
Free Soil Party-proviso
Taylor’s Dilemma
• California
• Compromise of 1850
Election of 1852
• Fugitive Slaves a controversy
• Candidates
– Whigs-Winfield Scott• South-slavery and union
• North-free soil
– Democrats-Franklin Pierce
Crisis Deepens• Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852)
– Written by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Kansas Nebraska Act (1854)• Stephen Douglas
• Concession & repeal of 36’30
• Contest for Control – Emigrant Aid Society – Border Ruffians
• Parties Emerge– “Know Nothing Party”
– Republican Party
• Bleeding Kansas• Pierce Administration
– Denounced Free State Gov’t in Kansas
– John Brown Retaliates
• Election of 1856 – Republicans
– Democrats
– Know -nothings
• Results of 1856 Election
II.Secession• Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
• Lecompton Constitution (1857)
• Lincoln-Douglas Debates(1858)– Lincoln-containment– Douglas-popular sovereignty
• “Freeport Doctrine”
• John Brown’s Raid (1859)
Election of 1860• Democrats
– N. Wing- Stephen Douglas• Pop sovereignty
– S. Wing- John Breckenridge• Federal protection
• Constitutional Union Party– John Bell
• Honor constitution & union
• Republicans– Abraham Lincoln
• platform
Rationale for Secession
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