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THE NATION COMES APART

Chapter 12, Section 3 explores the political landscape of 1856, highlighting the divisive nature of political parties like the Democrats under James Buchanan, Republicans led by John C. Fremont, and the Know Nothings. This period, marked by sectionalism, emphasizes loyalty to regions over national unity. The Dred Scott v. Sanford case further intensified debates over slavery, declaring slaves as property and questioning their citizenship, leading to significant repercussions. Key figures like Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas shaped these pivotal moments, reflecting broader societal tensions heading toward civil conflict.

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THE NATION COMES APART

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  1. CHAPTER 12 SECTION 3 THE NATION COMES APART

  2. POLITICAL PARTIES OF 1856 • DEMOCRATS – JAMES BUCHANAN – FROM PA(WINNER) • HAD NO CONNECTION WITH BLEEDING KANSAS • NEITHER FAVORED OR HATED SLAVERY • REPUBLICANS – JOHN C. FREMONT • FREE SPEECH, FREE PRESS, FREE SOIL, FREE MEN, FREMONT • DOES WELL POPULAR VOTE 1,339,932 VOTES TO BUCHANAN’S 1,832,955 – ELECTORAL VOTE – 114 (FREMONT) TO 174 (BUCHANAN) • KNOW NOTHINGS • SPLIT INTO 2 SECTS – NORTH KNOW-NOTHINGS & SOUTH KNOW NOTHINGS • NORTH – JOHN C. FREMONT • SOUTH – MILLARD FILLMORE

  3. SECTIONALISM • A FEELING OF LOYALTY TO A STATE, REGION, OR TERRITORY – NOT THE COUNTRY

  4. DRED SCOT VS. SANFORD • SUPREME COURT CASE • FACTS OF THE CASE • DRED SCOT WAS A SLAVE • HE WAS TAKEN BY HIS MASTER TO ILLINOIS (FREE) AND THEN TO MINNESOTA(FREE) • HE MOVED BACK TO MISSOURI(SLAVE) WHERE HE SUED FOR HIS FREEDOM • CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTIONS • WAS HE A CITIZEN OF THE USA? • WAS HE FREE?

  5. DRED SCOT VS. SANFORD • RULING (7-2) OPINION – CHIEF JUSTICE ROBERT TANEY • THE CONSTITUTION DECLARES THAT SLAVES ARE NOT US CITIZENS – THEY ARE PROPERTY • SLAVES DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO FILE A LAWSUIT (LACK STANDING) • CONGRESS DOES NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO DECIDE ON THE ISSUE OF SLAVERY • THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL • POP. SOV. – TERRITORIES MUST DECIDE ON THE ISSUE OF SLAVERY FOR THEMSELVES

  6. STEPHEN DOUGLAS • HAD A 15 YEAR CAREER IN THE SENATE • HELPED WRITE THE COMPROMISE OF 1850 AND THE K/N ACT IN 1854 • KNOWN AS THE LITTLE GIANT • GREAT COMPROMISER • SAW SLAVERY AS A POLITICAL ISSUE • BELIEVED THAT POP SOV WOULD SOLVE THE ISSUE OF SLAVERY

  7. ABRAHAM LINCOLN • SELF-EDUCATED LAWYER • SPENT 8 YEARS IN THE ILLINOIS STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE • 2 YEARS IN THE US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE • BELIEVED SLAVERY WAS A MORALLY WRONG • WAS NOT AN ABOLITIONIST – HE DID NOT WANT SLAVERY TO EXPAND INTO THE TERRITORIES • “A HOUSE DIVIDED AGAINST ITSELF CANNOT STAND. I BELIEVE THIS GOVERNMENT CANNOT ENDURE PERMANENTLY HALF SLAVE AND HALF FREE. I DO NOT EXPECT THE UNION TO BE DISSOLVED – I DO NOT EXPECT THE HOUSE TO FALL – BUT I DO EXPECT IT WILL CEASE TO BE DIVIDED. IT WILL BECOME ALL ONE THING, OR ALL THE OTHER.”

  8. LINCOLN – DOUGLAS DEBATE (1858) • ABRAHAM LINCOLN(R) RAN AGAINST STEPHEN DOUGLAS (D) FOR REPUBLICAN SENATOR FROM ILLINOIS • DEBATED EACH OTHER 7 TIMES • DOUGLAS TRIED TO MAKE LINCOLN LOOK LIKE AN ABOLITIONIST • LINCOLN TRIED TO FORCE DOUGLAS TO MAKE PROSLAVERY STATEMENTS • STEPHAN DOUGLAS WON THE ELECTION OF US SENATE

  9. JOHN BROWN’S RAID (1859) • THE PLAN • RAID THE US ARSENAL AT HARPER’S FERRY VIRGINIA • 18 FOLLOWERS – 13 • GIVE THE STOLEN GUNS TO SLAVES • STARTED A SLAVE REVOLT • THE PROBLEM • THE SLAVE WERE RELUCTANT • THEY WENT BACK TO THE ARSENAL, WHICH WAS SURROUNDED BY RIVERS AD MOUNTAINS • ROBERT E. LEE (MARINE) EASILY CAPTURED BROWN AND 10 FOLLOWERS

  10. JOHN BROWN’S RAID (1859) • THE AFTERMATH • JOHN BROWN WAS FOUND GUILTY OF TREASON • SENTENCED BY THE COURT TO THE GALLOWS • SOUTHERNERS WERE JACKED • BECAUSE THE NORTH SAW BROWN AS A MARTYR AND SANG HIS PRAISES • BROWN THEY THOUGHT WAS TERRIBLE FOR INCITING A SLAVE RIOT

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