JAMES BUCHANAN DEMOCRAT JOHN PATHFINDER FREEMONT REPUBLICAN MILLARD FILLMORE KNOW NOTHING PARTY.

JAMES BUCHANAN

DEMOCRAT

JOHN “PATHFINDER” FREEMONT

REPUBLICAN

MILLARD FILLMORE

KNOW NOTHING PARTY

BUCHANAN

DEMOCRAT

FREMONT

REPUBLICAN

FILLMORE

KNOW NOTHING

ABOUT BUCHANAN

“DOUGHFACE”

PATRIOTIC, CONSIENTIOUS,CONSERVATIVE – MANY

DISLIKE HIM

PRO-SOUTHERN – FROM PA

DRED SCOTT V. SANFORDSCOTT IS A SLAVE LIVED IN ILLINOIS (5 YEARS IN WISCONSON)

NO SLAVERY PERMITTED IN THE NORTH – SO HE SUES FOR

HIS FREEDOM

CASE GETS TO THE SUPREME COURT – CHEIF JUSTICE TANEY

SCOTT LOSES 7-2 – HE IS NOT A CITIZEN – A SLAVE IS STILL ASLAVE IN A FREE STATE – MISSOURI COMPROMISE IS

UNCONSTITUTIONAL

FEAR THAT SLAVERY COULD NOW BE PERMITTED IN NORTHERN STATES – FREE BLACKS WORRY

DESTROYS & VOIDS ALL OTHER COMPROMISES!

SPLIT THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY (NORTH & SOUTH)

DECISION SUPPORTED BY BUCHANAN

APPEARS TO MAKE SLAVERY CONSTITUTIONAL!

LINCOLN & DOUGLAS

ARE RUNNING FOR SENATE IN 1856 (ILLINOIS)

A SERIES OF 7 DEBATES

BOTH APPEARVERY DIFFERENT

DOUGLAS SUPPORTSPOPULAR SOVEREIGNITY

LINCOLN TRICKS HIM INTOSAYING HE IS AGAINST THE

DRED SCOTT DECISION

DOUGLAS WINS ELECTION, BUT REPUTATIONIS HURT – LINCOLN GETS NATIONAL ATTENTION

HOUSEDIVIDE

STRUG

BROWN WANTS TO START A SLAVE REVOLT

ATTACKS FEDERAL ARSENAL AT HARPER’S FERRY

FEDERAL TROOPS SURROUND ARSENAL – BROWN CAPTURED

BROWN IS TRIED & HANGED

BROWN BECOMES A MARTYR – SOUTH FEARS SLAVE REBELLIONS

JOHN BROWN

BLOOD

DOUGLASNORTHERN DEMOCRATE

POPULAR SOV

BRECKINRIDGESOUTHERN DEMOCRAT

ADD CUBA – EXPAND SLAVERY

BELLCONSTITUTIONAL

UNION PARTY

LINCOLNREPUBLICAN

STOP EXPANSIONOF SLAVERY

HAD THREATENED TO LEAVE IF LINCOLN WAS ELECTED

(5-4) IN SUPREME SOURT, CONTROLED SENATE,

AMENDMENT NEED TO ABOLISH SLAVERY)

STILL SAW LINCOLN AS A THREAT!

SECEDE: TO LEAVE OR WITHDRAW FROM THE UNION

SOUTH CAROLINA FIRST TO LEAVE DECEMBER 20, 1860

SIX OTHRES BY FEBRUARY 1861

(MISS. /FLA./ALA./GA./LA./TEX)

SOON LATER ARK./TENN./VA./NC.

FEBRUARY 1861 A CONSTITUTION SIMILAR TO THE ARTICLES OF

CONFEDERATION IS DRAFTED IN MONTGUMERY

ALABAMA CREATING THE “CONFEDERATE

STATES OF AMERICA”

JEFFERSON DAVIS ELECTED PRESIDENT

RICHMOND = CAPITAL

BUCHANAN DOES NOTHING

CRITTENDEN COMPROMISE – APPEASE SOUTH? – LINCOLN SAYS NO!

LET STATES GO PEACEFULLY OR?

NO

FEBRUARY 1861

LINCOLN ENTERS WASHINGTON

IN SECRET

ADDRESS: UPHOLD LAW, UPHOLD THE UNION, PLEDGES

NOT TO INTERFERE WITH SLAVERY, BLAMES THE SOUTH

FOR PROBLEMS

SP

APRIL 1861 CHARLESTOWN SC – UNION FORT

SCATTACKS!

36 HOURS OF BOMBARDMENT – ANDERSON SURRENDERS

MORE STATES SECEDE

LINCOLN CALLS FOR VOLUNTEERS &BLAMES THE SOUTH