1. The American Pageant Chapter 19 Drifting Toward Disunion,1854-1861 2. A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endurepermanently half…

Slide 1 Problems of Sectional Balance in 1850  California statehood.  Southern “fire-eaters” threatening secession.  Underground RR & fugitive slave issues:…

Slide 1 Chapter 19 Drifting Toward Disunion, 1854–1861 Slide 2 I. Stowe and Helper: Literary Incendiaries Uncle Tom’s Cabin – Harriet Beecher Stowe – Political force…

Slide 1 Chapter 19 Drifting Toward Disunion, 1854–1861 Slide 2 Stowe and Helper: Literary Incendiaries In 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe published Uncle Tom’s Cabin, a popular…

Kansas Territory erupted in violence in 1855 1820 Missouri Compromise invalidated by the Dred Scott decision 1860 nomination of Abraham Lincoln for President Stowe and Helper:…

Chapter 19 Drifting Toward Disunion, 1854â1861 I. Stowe and Helper: Literary Incendiaries Uncle Tomâs Cabin â Harriet Beecher Stowe Political force for the North, it presented…

The Road to the Civil War The Road to the Civil War Popular sovereignty Popular sovereignty meant that the sovereign people of a territory should determine the statues of…

Chapter 19: Drifting Toward Disunion, 1854-1861 Chapter 19: Drifting Toward Disunion, 1854-1861 Harriet Beecher Stowe Harriet Beecher Stowe published Uncle Tom's…

Slide 1 Stowe and Helper: Literary Incendiaries Harriet Beecher Stowe published Uncle Tom's Cabin in 1852. It stirred the North's sense of morality against slavery…

Slide 1 Problems of Sectional Balance in 1850 California statehood. Southern “fire-eaters” threatening secession. Underground RR & fugitive slave issues: Personal…