Sectionalism III

• What position were Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln running for in 1858?

  US Senate in Illinois. Douglas was incumbent, Lincoln was challenger.
• How did they spread their messages?

  Through newspapers.
• What was Douglas's position on the slavery issue?

  Popular sovereignty.
• What was Lincoln's position on slavery?

  Opposed extending to new territories.
• Who won the election between Douglas and Lincoln?


  Douglas won re-election.
• What were some positives for Lincoln?

  He becomes a household name, gains national recognition, and is a "rising star" for the Republicans.
• What happened on October 16, 1859?

  John Brown and his five sons lead a raid on federal arsenal in present-day West Virginia.
• What is located in Harpers Ferry?

  Federal arsenal.
• What was Brown's ultimate plan?

  To march into the South and arm the slaves to have them kill the slave owners and make them free.
• What happens to Brown?

  He's arrested and executed for treason. His sons were killed.
• Who was the Republican nominee for 1860?

  Abraham Lincoln.
• Who were the Democratic nominees? Why were there two?

  Stephen Douglas and John Breckenridge (who loves slavery). They were split over the slavery issue.
• Who is the third party candidate?

  John Bell (Constitutional Union Party [CUP]).
• Who wins this election? Why?

  Abraham Lincoln; He won the popular vote + electoral college. Democrats didn't win because they split their votes; if they hadn't, they would've won.
• What was the last-ditch effort by the South to protect slavery called? What did this call for?

  Proposal from Senator John Crittenden of Kentucky- he proposed the "Crittenden Compromise" which granted a constitutional amendment to guarantee slavery where it existed and reinstated the Missouri Compromise border to California.
• What happened to the Crittenden Compromise proposal?

  Lincoln was opposed to it and it was voted down in both the House and Senate.
• What then took place? Why was it unsuccessful?

  Virginia calls for a peace conference in Washington D.C., but all proposals were voted down by Congress.
• What happened on December 17, 1860?


  South Carolina formally secedes from the U.S.
• What soon followed South Carolina seceding?

  The following states also seceded: Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee.
• What did the group that seceded become known as? Who were its leaders?

  The Confederacy. Established in February of 1861. Leaders were President Jefferson Davis from Mississippi and Vice President Alexander Stephens from Georgia. They were eventually given permanent status in their roles.