• Joseph Warren’s newspaper encouraged antislavery parties of Michigan to join forces.
• Soon many antislavery politicians began to join forces from different political parties.
• After settling differences between the politicians, they decided to create a new party, focused on their fight against slavery. This party was called the Republican Party.
The Republican Party Forms:
• The Kansas–Nebraska Act of 1854 helped the Republican Party form. The Whig Party had split because Southern Whigs had supported the Kansas–Nebraska Act, while Northern Whigs were against it.
• The Southern Whigs didn’t know what to do, and a few became a part of the Democratic Party. However, a majority continued to support slavery. The Northern Whigs joined in a fight …show more content…
Frémont, due to his heroic reputation and likability.
• However, the Republican Party was so unpopular in the South that Frémont’s name wasn’t even on the voting ballots.
The Election of 1856:
• Democrats nominated James Buchanan for presidency. Because Buchanan spent a lot of time in Great Britain as a minister, he didn’t say much about slavery or the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which he used to his advantage. His plans to maintain the Union appealed to Southerners, and to Northerners who were afraid of a torn nation.
• The Know-Nothing Party nominated Millard Fillmore, who had been president previously. However, they had little strength, and mixed opinions of slavery.
• In the North, Buchanan ran against Frémont and in the South, he ran against Fillmore. Buchanan ended up winning the election.
• Frémont lost in general, but did win many Northern states, showing that Republicans had a lot of power in the North and that stances on slavery were an issue throughout the nation.
The Case of Dred Scott:
• The tension in the country became worse after the Supreme Court’s decision in the case of Dred …show more content…
This meant Taney declared the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional, as well.
• Southerners were happy about this ruling, but Northerners were mad and wanted the Republican Party to do something.
Lincoln and Douglas Debate:
• After the Dred Scott decision, Republicans clamed Democrats wanted to legalize slavery everywhere. They attacked specific politicians, like Stephen A. Douglas, the sponsor of the Kansas–Nebraska Act.
• Illinois Republicans nominated Abraham Lincoln to challenge Douglas for U.S. Senate. Lincoln discussed Northern fear of Southerners wanting to expand slavery.
• The Lincoln–Douglas debates soon began to take place, allowing people to get a better glimpse of both candidates. They both straightforwardly addressed the expansion of slavery.
• Lincoln was against slavery, and simply wanted to prevent further expansion. He thought it was the national government’s job to work on issues with slavery, while, Douglas argued that popular sovereignty was the way to address the issue, because it was
• Soon many antislavery politicians began to join forces from different political parties.
• After settling differences between the politicians, they decided to create a new party, focused on their fight against slavery. This party was called the Republican Party.
The Republican Party Forms:
• The Kansas–Nebraska Act of 1854 helped the Republican Party form. The Whig Party had split because Southern Whigs had supported the Kansas–Nebraska Act, while Northern Whigs were against it.
• The Southern Whigs didn’t know what to do, and a few became a part of the Democratic Party. However, a majority continued to support slavery. The Northern Whigs joined in a fight …show more content…
Frémont, due to his heroic reputation and likability.
• However, the Republican Party was so unpopular in the South that Frémont’s name wasn’t even on the voting ballots.
The Election of 1856:
• Democrats nominated James Buchanan for presidency. Because Buchanan spent a lot of time in Great Britain as a minister, he didn’t say much about slavery or the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which he used to his advantage. His plans to maintain the Union appealed to Southerners, and to Northerners who were afraid of a torn nation.
• The Know-Nothing Party nominated Millard Fillmore, who had been president previously. However, they had little strength, and mixed opinions of slavery.
• In the North, Buchanan ran against Frémont and in the South, he ran against Fillmore. Buchanan ended up winning the election.
• Frémont lost in general, but did win many Northern states, showing that Republicans had a lot of power in the North and that stances on slavery were an issue throughout the nation.
The Case of Dred Scott:
• The tension in the country became worse after the Supreme Court’s decision in the case of Dred …show more content…
This meant Taney declared the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional, as well.
• Southerners were happy about this ruling, but Northerners were mad and wanted the Republican Party to do something.
Lincoln and Douglas Debate:
• After the Dred Scott decision, Republicans clamed Democrats wanted to legalize slavery everywhere. They attacked specific politicians, like Stephen A. Douglas, the sponsor of the Kansas–Nebraska Act.
• Illinois Republicans nominated Abraham Lincoln to challenge Douglas for U.S. Senate. Lincoln discussed Northern fear of Southerners wanting to expand slavery.
• The Lincoln–Douglas debates soon began to take place, allowing people to get a better glimpse of both candidates. They both straightforwardly addressed the expansion of slavery.
• Lincoln was against slavery, and simply wanted to prevent further expansion. He thought it was the national government’s job to work on issues with slavery, while, Douglas argued that popular sovereignty was the way to address the issue, because it was