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Division Increases. Chapter 5 (Ch 10,3 in textbook). Changing Political Parties. National political parties had transcended sectional boundaries Whig Party lost support - did not condemn slavery, faded Know-Nothing Party/American Party Anti-immigrant/nativist/pro-slavery
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Division Increases Chapter 5 (Ch 10,3 in textbook)
Changing Political Parties • National political parties had transcended sectional boundaries • Whig Party lost support - did not condemn slavery, faded • Know-Nothing Party/American Party • Anti-immigrant/nativist/pro-slavery • Republican Party - 1854 • Anti-slavery platform • Party grew rapidly • Absorbed Free Soil Party • Election of 1856 - Buchanan (D) - “stop agitation”
The Dred Scott Decision • 1857 - Supreme Court - Dred Scott v. Sanford • Owner had taken Scott to territories where slavery was banned, but kept him as a slave • Court ruled that Scott was property and therefore could not bring his case to court • Court ruled that slaves do not have due process of law • Congress could not ban slavery because it would violate the right to “life, liberty, and property” • Increased division between North and South
The Lincoln-Douglas Debates • 1858 - Competing for the Senate • “Honest Abe” v. “The Little Giant”