The Nation Divides
Dec 27, 2015
A. John Brown1. Wanted to start an
uprising and arm
local slaves
2. Planned to kill any
southerners that
got in the way
3. After two years of
trying to build an
army he had only
20 men
B. The Raid1. Took place at
Harper’s Ferry in
October 1859
2. Men were sent into
the country side to
recruit slaves – no
one joined
3. Locals attacked –
Brown was hurt
eight of Brown’s
men were killed
C. Aftermath1.Federal Troops led
by Col. Robert E.
Lee arrived the
next day
2.John Brown was
arrested,
convicted and
hanged
A.Democrats nominated two candidates one from the North (Douglas) and one from the South (Breckinridge)
B.The Constitutional Party - nominated John Bell
C.Republicans nominated Lincoln – he promised not to abolish slavery where it already existed
Douglas Breckinridge
Bell Lincoln
D. Results1.Lincoln won 180 of the 183 electoral
votes in the free states – not a single
southern state
2.The results angered the South – it
showed they were losing political power
A. Southerners’ Reaction1.The South thought their economy
would be destroyed without slavery2.South Carolina led Southern
secessionists in the belief they could leave the Union
3.Crittenden proposed a series of amendments to keep the South from leaving, Lincoln and the republicans rejected them
1.South Carolina seceded
2.They were followed by Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas
3.The Confederate States of America created a constitution very similar to the US
4.Jefferson Davis was elected as President