Introduction The decision of the Supreme Court on the Dred Scott Case will allow for the spread of slavery across all of the territories of the United States Despite this win for slave states events like John Browns Raid and the Election of Lincoln in 1860 will push them toward secession ID: 620477
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SecessionSlide2
Introduction
The decision of the Supreme Court on the Dred Scott Case will allow for the spread of slavery across all of the territories of the United States
Despite this win for slave states, events like John Brown’s Raid and the Election of Lincoln in 1860 will push them toward secession
Secession: To formally withdraw from the UnionSlide3
The Travels of Dred Scott
Slave State
Free State
Free TerritorySlide4
The
Dred Scott DecisionSupreme Court ResponseThree key issues that the Supreme Court had to decide
Was Scott a citizen of the U.S.?
Does time spent on free soil cause freedom?
Do State governments or the National government have the right to decide where
slavey
can exist?Slide5
The
Dred Scott DecisionDecision by the Court:
African Americans (free or slave) were not citizens and thus did not have rights
Slaves are considered property so their owners can take them anywhere and they will remain a slave
State governments and the National Government do not have the right to ban slavery because it violates property rightsSlide6
John Brown’s Raid
John Brown was an abolitionist who wanted to end slavery by any means necessary
In Kansas, Brown killed many slave owners during “Bleeding Kansas”
Brown believed that by arming slaves he would start a slave rebellion and end slaverySlide7
John Brown’s Raid
Brown targeted a federal weapons arsenal in Harper’s Ferry, Virginia
The plan: Steal the weapons and give them to slaves
The slaves never showed up, Brown was surrounded by soldiers led by Robert E. Lee
After a brief fight, Brown and his men surrendered Slide8
John Brown’s Raid
Brown is convicted of murder and treason and is executed
Significance:
Northerners
viewed Brown as a
hero while Southerners saw him as a traitor and worry other Northerners will try to violently free slavesSlide9
The Election of 1860
Democratic Party split into two
North wanted Stephen Douglas
South wanted John C. Breckinridge
Constitutional Union Party: John Bell
Republican: Abraham LincolnSlide10
The Election of 1860
Ultimately, Lincoln won only 40% of the popular voteLincoln did not carry a single southern state
If the Democratic Party did not split, Lincoln might have lost
Many Southerners feared that Lincoln would abolish slaverySlide11
Confederate States of America
In response to Lincoln’s election, the Southern states begin to secede.
On December 17, 1860, South Carolina secedes (1
st
state)
Within two months Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas secede from the US.
These states form the Confederate States of America
Elect Jefferson Davis presidentSlide12