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14.
Where was Harper’s Ferry and why was it important?
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HARPER’S FERRY – a U.S. weapons arsenal in Virginia
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JOHN BROWN’S PLAN – Brown wanted to capture the arsenal and then helprevolting slaves gain their freedom
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JOHN BROWN’S ATTACK AT HARPER’S FERRY
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15.
What was the result of John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry?
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John Brown’s plan does not work – no slaves revolt and join him and some of his men are killed
Brown is arrested and charged with treason and murder – he is sentenced to hang
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LAST MOMENTS OF JOHN BROWN
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JOHN BROWN
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The North feels Brown is a hero, the South is glad he is dead
His death brings the slavery issue to the boiling point and many southerners talk about leaving the Union
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16.
Who were the candidates in the election of 1860, and which political party did each represent?
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The Republican party chooses ABRAHAM LINCOLN as their presidential nominee for the 1860 election http://www.si.edu/archives/ihd/jhp/lincoln.jpg
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Democrats could not agree on how slavery would be explained in their PLATFORM
PLATFORM – statements or beliefs, usually on behalf of a political party
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The northern and southern Democrats cannot agree so they have two nominees
Northern Democrats – Stephen Douglas
Southern Democrats – John Breckinridge
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Election of 1860
John Bell
Stephen Douglas Abraham Lincoln
John Breckenridge
Republican
Southern Democrat
ConstitutionalUnion Party
NorthernDemocrat
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Lincoln and Douglas fight over the North and the West. Breckenridge tries to steal the South. Bell tries to glue the map (Union) back together.
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• John Bell: Bless my soul I give up.
John C. Breckinridge: That long legged Abolitionist is getting ahead of us after all.
Stephen Douglas: I never ran so in my life.
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John C. Breckinridge dances with James Buchanan. Dred Scott seated plays the violin. Lincoln dances with African American woman. John Bell dances with Native American. Stephen Douglas dances with a sovereign in rags.
Dred Scott
Lincoln
BellDouglas
Breckenridge
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http://mailbox.univie.ac.at/kurt.mayer/graphics/LincolnElectl.jpg
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PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 1860
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Lincoln wins many votes in the North and since the North has a larger population he wins the election http://www.wildwestweb.net/cwleaders/Abraham%20Lincoln.jpg
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The South is afraid that Lincoln will now try to abolish slavery in the U.S.
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17.
How did the southern states respond to the election of 1860, and why?
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SECEDE – to withdraw from the Union, split with the country
South Carolina becomes the first to secede on December 20, 1860
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In the next six weeks more states secede: Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas
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These states form their own country – THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA
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18.
Who becomes president of the Confederate States of America?
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JEFFERSON DAVIS is elected president of the Confederate States of America
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Northerners felt that secession was unconstitutional and the South did NOT have the right to leave
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19.
What was the plan that John C. Crittenden proposed to preserve the Union?
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John Crittenden of Kentucky tries to get both sides to solve the problem with the CRITTENDEN PLAN
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He proposed a series of constitutional amendments related to slavery to pacify the South
Lincoln believed there could be no compromise about the extension of slavery
The plan fails
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20.
When was Lincoln inaugurated?
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Lincoln becomes the 16th president on March 4, 1861
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Both sides cautiously wait to see what will happen next
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