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The Sectional Crisis Pt. 2 - Coggle Diagram
The Sectional Crisis Pt. 2
Ostend Manifesto
Completely unconstitutional to go and take Cuba from Spain
Pro: good sugar cane plantations Cons: Scared of slave revolt & slave take over
Private message to take Cuba for new plantations by any means
Northern Congressmen pissed about this
1856 Election
Democratic response to Republican sweep is to run a northern and southern candidate
Irreconcilable Differences
Republican Sweep (House & Senate): Takes over the Free Soil Party
Dred Scott Case
20 years later till he sued his master
Supreme Court Mostly made up of southerners
He was a Missouri slave and he was suing his master for his freedom because he was taken to a free state.
African Americans cannot become citizens: this limited their rights even more for those that were free
Supreme Court ruled that Congress cannot prohibit slavery in territories
African-American Slaves were property and did not matter about state lines
British citizen buys Dred Scott and his wife, takes them to Britain, and frees them. Year later he dies.
Lincoln/Douglas Debate
Douglas arguing popular sovereignty (winner)
Lincoln argues no expansion of slavery in new states
Lincoln and Douglas fighting for senate seat and debated in Illinois
Douglas won the seat
Lincoln is now free to run for president
John Brown
after the U.S armory to arm slaves to start slave revolt
First blood spilt was a slave that was on guard at the armory
Leading a multi-racial army to Harper's Ferry
Failed to take armory and took fire house
Abolitionist martyr
Robert E.Lee surrounded John Brown,lasted 3 days, and captures him
Tried in court and hung smiling
"Sent by God"
Impending Crisis of the South
South threatens to secede
Congressmen armed themselves
North asks south to end slavery for their own good
1860 Election
Republican - Lincoln, no expansion, moderate platform, won in electoral college
6 weeks later the south secedes
South Democrat- Breckinridge, Pro- slavery
All about slavery
Northern Democrat= Stephen Douglas, Popular sovereignty
Southern Democrats walked out of the Democratic convention
North can amend Constitution with 3/4 of the states in agreeance