PPT-Drifting Towards Disunion

Chapter 19 18541861 How Did We Get Here Stephen Douglas wanted to break deadlock over western expansion Status will be decided by popular sovereignty Problem violates Missouri Compromise. Introduction. The issue of slavery continued to be controversial in the 1850’s. When in 1860, . the newly formed Republican Party nominated . for President Abraham Lincoln, an outspoken opponent of the further expansion of slavery, the stage was set for all-out civil war. . 1854-1861. Moving Toward Disunion. Bleeding Kansas. The Kansas Territory erupted in violence in 1855 between proslavery and antislavery arguments.  . Dred. Scott. v. . Stanford. In 1857, the Supreme Court's . Compromise of 1850. Admission of California as a free state would tip the balance of slave/free states. Compromise of 1850. California admitted as a free state. New Mexico and Utah free to vote on issue. 1854-1861. A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand. I Believe This Government Cannot Endure Permanently Half Slave And Half Free. Abraham Lincoln, 1858 . *Uncle Tom’s Cabin. published in 1852, by Harriet Beecher Stowe. By Brittney Shaw, Angela Toale, Brittany Story, and Tommy Seros. This Time in History - 1854-1861. Slavery was a hot topic. There were violent . outbreaks between . proslavery and antislavery parties (Ex: . . Things Appointed. Acts 17: 30-31. PM Assembly. . Murmuring . Numb. .. 16: 1-3. MURMURING. Numbers 16:1-3. Korah’s. Rebellion. Numbers 16:11 “grumbling”. 1854-1861. A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand. I Believe This Government Cannot Endure Permanently Half Slave And Half Free. Abraham Lincoln, 1858 . *Uncle Tom’s Cabin. published in 1852, by Harriet Beecher Stowe. 1854-1861. JUMBO QUESTIONS 19. Periodization. The authors analyze the drift toward disunion from 1854 to 1861. Yet, many other historians have argued that this “drift” began prior to 1854. If you were to select a date other than 1854 to begin a chapter about the origins of the Civil War, what would it be? Provide evidence from this chapter and previous ones to support your choice. The Kansas Territory erupted in violence in 1855 between proslavery and antislavery arguments.  In 1857, the Supreme Court's . Dred. Scott decision invalidated the Missouri Compromise of 1820.. Stowe and Helper: Literary Incendiaries. 1854–1861. I. Stowe and Helper: Literary Incendiaries. Uncle Tom. '. s Cabin. —Harriet Beecher Stowe. She was determined to awaken North to wickedness of slavery. By laying bare its terrible inhumanity, especially splitting families. 1854-1861. JUMBO QUESTIONS 19. Periodization. The authors analyze the drift toward disunion from 1854 to 1861. Yet, many other historians have argued that this “drift” began prior to 1854. If you were to select a date other than 1854 to begin a chapter about the origins of the Civil War, what would it be? Provide evidence from this chapter and previous ones to support your choice. 1852 / 1854-1861. Stowe and Helper: Literary Incendiaries. (1) . Uncle Tom’s Cabin . – Harriet Beecher Stowe (Abolitionist from Ohio) - 1852. *Written in response to the ungodliness of slavery and the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.. More Issues in the 1850’s. Bleeding Kansas. Incendiary Literature (Uncle Tom’s Cabin). Brooks-Sumner Incident. Dred Scott Decision of 1857. Panic of 1857. John Brown- Martyr or Murderer. Election of President Lincoln. What is drifting?. Some example videos:. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3MAmVpAbEo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v. =T95p7aGg6l4. https. ://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaFiAt7aPBM. . Disclaimer. It is actually illegal to drift on the streets!.