arguments against the institution and Republican Nomination of Lincoln… assistance in In what ways were the rationales of secession following the election of helping slaves Abraham Lincoln in 1860 similar to escape to the rationales of the South Carolina willingness to use Exposition and Protest and violence to Ordinance of Nullification during the achieve their Jackson Era? goals. A Fourth Political party… The second party system ended when the issues of slavery and Election Results… nativism weakened loyalties to the two major parties and Secession of the Deep South… fostered the emergence of sectional parties, most notably the Republican Party in the North and the Midwest. The Road to Secession continued Key Concepts & Main Notes Analysis Ideas Repeated attempts at Crittenden Compromise… Compare and Contrast the political compromise Crittenden Compromise and the failed to calm tensions Wilmot Proviso. Explain the over slavery and often significance of this comparison. made sectional tensions worse, breaking down the trust between sectional leaders and culminating in the bitter election of 1860, followed by the secession of southern states Lincoln’s election on a free soil platform in the election of 1860 led various Southern leaders to conclude that their states must secede from the Union, precipitating civil war. Historical Perspectives: What Caused the War? pp 260-261 (E IN CLASS) – Civil War was caused by slavery… Civil War was caused by Civil War was caused by opposing Civil War was caused by a failure of conflicting interpretations of the economic systems… compromise… Constitution…
arguments against the institution and assistance in helping slaves escape to willingness to use violence to achieve their goals. The second party system ended when the issues of slavery and nativism weakened loyalties to the two major parties and fostered the emergence of sectional parties, most notably the Republican Party in the North and the Midwest. Republican Nomination of Lincoln… A Fourth Political party… Election Results… Secession of the Deep South… In what ways were the rationales of secession following the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 similar to the rationales of the South Carolina Exposition and Protest and Ordinance of Nullification during the Jackson Era? The Road to Secession continued Key Concepts & Main Ideas Notes Analysis Repeated attempts at political compromise failed to calm tensions over slavery and often made sectional tensions worse, breaking down the trust between sectional leaders and culminating in the bitter election of 1860, followed by the secession of southern states Lincoln’s election on a free soil platform in the election of 1860 led various Southern leaders to conclude that their states must secede from the Union, precipitating civil war. Crittenden Compromise… Compare and Contrast the Crittenden Compromise and the Wilmot Proviso. Explain the significance of this comparison. Historical Perspectives: What Caused the War? pp 260-261 (E – IN CLASS) Civil War was caused by slavery… Civil War was caused by conflicting interpretations of the Constitution… Civil War was caused by opposing economic systems… Civil War was caused by a failure of compromise…
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