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HIST 105 1nd Edition Lecture 24 Outline of Last Lecture I. Texas II. Oregon III. War with Mexico IV. Wilmont Proviso V. Missouri Compromise VI. 1850 CompromiseVII. Kansas-Nebraska ActVIII. Dred ScotOutline of Current Lecture I. 1850 CompromiseII. Kansas-Nebraska ActIII. Bleeding KansasIV. Dred Scot Decision V. LincolnVI. 1856 ElectionVII. 1860 ElectionCurrent LectureI. 1850 Compromise - Henry Clay (Kentucky)- Missouri Compromise- Omnibus Bill (Solve all problems in one bill)1. California- Free State2. Slave Trade Outlawed in Washington D.C. 3. More Effective Fugitive Slave Law- Fines and prison for those who help a runaway slave4. Territories Formed in Land Taken from Mexico in War - Does not say what to do about slavery there  Does not pass Breaks Clay’s health - Stephen Douglas (Illinois)- Break the bill into separate parts- All parts pass Compromise of 1850 These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.o 1854- Stephen Douglas- Transcontinental Railroad- Gadsden Purchase (1853)II. Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854)- States organized from the territory will be free or slave depending on popular sovereignty - People vote on it- Repeal the Missouri Compromise- This bill does pass congress based on the support of slave owners in congress- Slavery conspiracy take over congress?- Splits up the Second Party System in 6 months  Democratic Party Fracture - North Democrats- South Democrats Whigs die off  Some Parties Appear- Know-Nothing Party Anti-Immigrant- Free-Soil Party Many Parties are SectionalIII. Bleeding Kansas- Kansas will be the first test of the Kansas-Nebraska Act- People from all over the U.S. move to Kansas so they can vote on slavery issue Extremists (those who feel most passionately) on both sides- Move from Missouri to vote pro-slavery- New England Emigrant Aid Society  Fund people to move to Kansas for anti-slavery o 1855-1856: Violence starts- Two Capitals- Lawrence (anti-slavery)- Lecompton (pro-slavery)- Preview of Civil War- Take Vote- Pro-slavery will win even though more anti-slavery people live in Kansas- Obvious fraud- enact harsh pro-slavery constitution (includes death for helping a runaway slaveIV. Dred Scot vs. Stanford - First go to Federal Court in 1854- Final decision by U.S. Supreme Court happens in 1857- Owner transferred to Minnesota Territory - Dred Scot got married in free territory - Owners transferred to Missouri- Abolitionists come up to Dred Scot and offer to finance if Dred Scot sues- Hope that if Scot is declared free this will negate fugitive slave laws - Needed to go to Federal Court- U.S. Supreme Court - Chief Justice Roger Taney (pro-slavery)- Most Supreme Court Justices own slaves Court find with Stanford; Dred Scot and family are slaves “Black people have no rights” “Congress cannot decide the fate of slavery in territories” “Missouri Compromise, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Northwest Ordinance are invalid.” “Slavery can exist everywhere in the U.S.”V. Abraham Lincoln - Born February 12, 1809 (Kentucky)- Moved to Indiana in 1816 when Indiana became a state- Land titles clear- Anti-slavery- Moved to Illinois in 1830- 1831: New Salem, Illinois - Debate Club, Math, Shakespeare - 1832: 23 years old- Run for Illinois State Legislature  8th out of 13 candidates- Serve in Blackhawk’s War- Elected Captain - Law- Grammar- 1834: Elected to State Legislature as a Whig - 1836-1840- 1846: U.S House of Representatives introfuce a resolution outlawing slavery in Washington D.C. - 1848: Support Wilmont Proviso (no slavery in territories from Mexico)- Railroad Lawyer- Illinois Central Railroad- 1854: Short debate with Douglas over Kansas-Nebraska Act (Lincoln hated it)- Agaisnst Dred Scot- Lincoln thought blacks were inferior until after Civil War- More enlightened than most people VI. 1856 Presidential Election- New Party- Republican Party- Fusion Party- People’s Party Former Whigs, former Democrats, former Know-Nothing, formal Free-Soil John Charles Fremont vs. James Buchanan Fremont could have won if carries 3 of IL, IN, PA, NJVII. 1860 Presidential Election - Four Candidates - N. Democrats  Stephen Douglas- South Democrats John Breckuridge- Constitutional Union Party John Bell- Republicans Abraham Lincoln - Moderate- Not Abolitionist- From West (IN, IL, PA, NJ) Platform - High Tariff- Homestead Bill- Transcontinental Railroad- Slavery is okay where it already exists, but not okay in the


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