Hist 1000 Lecture 28 Outline of Last Lecture Factors in the Formation of the Republican Party- The Liberty Party Goes Mainstreamo Drop “Extraneous” issueso Attack the “Slavepower”o Become Political: Freedom National, Slavery Sectional- Threat from the Northern Right Wing: The Know Nothingso Continued Economic Development in the Northo Class Conflict and ImmigrationFormation of the “Know Nothings” (Order of the Star Bangled Banner)- Geographic Expansion and the Formation of the Free Soil PartyOutline of Current Lecture Strains of Union: The House DividesStrains of Union- “Bleeding Kansas” (1855) and the Failure of Popular Sovereignty- Violence in the Senate (1856) and the Intensification of Political Schism- Dred Scott (1857) and the Failure of Legal Resolution- Harper’s Ferry (1859) and the Intensification of ViolenceThe House Divides- The Democratic Party Splits and the Defeat of National Political Unity- The Election of Lincoln and the Triumph of Political Sectionalism- South Carolina and the Strategy of Separate State Secession- Formation of the Confederacy, February 1861, and the Outbreak of War, April, 1861Can This Union Be Saved?- The Machinations of the Politicians- The Failure of Communication - The Plight of the Border StatesCurrent LectureThese 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.Strains of Union: The House DividesStrains of Union- “Bleeding Kansas” (1855) and the Failure of Popular Sovereigntyo Series of violent political confrontationso Between anti-slavery and pro-slaveryo Slavery would be decided by votes- Violence in the Senate (1856) and the Intensification of Political Schismo Senators were angry with how Kansas was being decided for a free state vs a slave state, so one senator finally confronted someone and beat him with a cane- Dred Scott (1857) and the Failure of Legal Resolutiono Sued for his freedom and was denied freedom because he had no representation- Harper’s Ferry (1859) and the Intensification of Violenceo John Brown attempted to create a armed slave revoltThe House Divides- The Democratic Party Splits and the Defeat of National Political Unity- The Election of Lincoln and the Triumph of Political Sectionalismo Election of Lincoln caused a division of the houseo Made two distinctive sides, some for slavery and some against- South Carolina and the Strategy of Separate State Secessiono South Carolina was the perfect spot to launch attackso Separate secession might have not caused war - Formation of the Confederacy, February 1861, and the Outbreak of War, April, 1861o The entire south seceded and wanted to make slavery in the north legal as well. Thoughtthat slavery was fine and did not want to have added laws made by the growing political abolition popularityCan This Union Be Saved?- The Machinations of the Politicians- The Failure of Communication o The failure of quick communication and lack there of, caused more war and fights than what actually needed to have happened- The Plight of the Border
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