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Mass Emigrant Aid Society
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founded to recruit free-soil settles for kansas
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David Atchison
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missori senator who pledged to extend the institutions of missouri over territor at by whatever sacrifice in blood and treasure
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Beecher's bibles
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Yale minister hands out 24 bibles and 25 rifles to young men to fight in kansas
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John Brown
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crazy guy from north who went south with sons to spark slave revolution; FIRST he stopped in kansas to hack to death five men
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Preston Brooks
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beat abolishionist Sumner with his cane, avenging the offensie sumner did to brook's uncle, Butler, and friend, Atchinson
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Bleeding Kansas
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minor civil war; the sack of Lawrence, massacre at Pottawatomie Creek, canning of Sumner
crops burned, homes destroyed, public fights, night raiders |
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Northern values(after/around Bleeding Kansas)
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-induvidualism
-democracy -economic growth -morality (calvinist protestanism -education -republican gov. guarntees rights -strong union -freedom |
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Southern Values (after/around Bleeding Kansas)
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-social values: English gentry; courteous, chivalrous, honorable
-millitaristic (as a result of fear of slave revolt) -planters genteel code -beleived in local political units -preferred loose confederacy |
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Dred Scott
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(1857)
Dred and Harriet Scott argued that their master had taken them north, into Minnesota etc., where miss comp outlawed slavery 7-2 desicion (southern majority) said 1. slaves dont have same rights 2.miss comp unconstitutional- congress has no power to ban slavery in territory 3. takin them in and out did not affect status implications: infuriated northerners- hinted that slavery might be legal in north |
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Lecompton Constition
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(1857) constitution written up for kansass by slave-holders, clearly corrupt
pres Buchanan supports (dem), wanting southern support douglas does not support it is sent back for referendum is rejected- kansas does not become state |
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Illinois debates
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Lincoln (rep) v. Douglas (dem)
Douglas thought of as northern dem hero- undermined republicans Lincoln- challened Seward for republican control debates a preview to presidential elections lincoln undermines douglas morally- remains contemporary and racist defineted dems as supporting slavery- made douglas look wishywashy |
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John Brown
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1859- crazy guy goes down to virginia with 22 men to start insurrection of slaves
lost executed seen as a marty, "angel of light" implication: pissed of southerners- inspired northerners |
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dems in 1860
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dems in eleciton of 1860:
-spent 10 days in SC- couldnt pick candidate -chose two candidates: douglas for norther dems Breckinridge for southern dems |
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constitutional union party
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election of 1860
border state people former southern whigs/nativits, elected Bell (slave holder from tennesse) as compromise |
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republican platform of 1860
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moderate platform, won
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December 20, 1860
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South Carolina secedes
by Feb 1st- so had mississippi, florida, alabama, georgia, louisiana, and texas |
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three options of north
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1. make concessions
2. let them go 3. bring em back |
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the border states desicion
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northerners hope southern unionism will win over border states
buchanan did nothing |
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fort sumter
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lincoln sends relief to fed fort in SC
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beauregard
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general of confederate army at sumpter
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