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| | Lecompton Constitution "part of Kansas constitution(proslavery), rejected by Congress and then by Kansas referendum" | | Lecompton Constitution "part of Kansas constitution(proslavery), rejected by Congress and then by Kansas referendum" |
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| − | ==Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln== | + | ==Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln, and Irreconcilable Differences== |
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| | Illinois became the breeding ground for politicians to debate the slavery issue. Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas were both highly prominent. | | Illinois became the breeding ground for politicians to debate the slavery issue. Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas were both highly prominent. |
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| | Both Lincoln and Douglas looked for ways to avoid the coming Civil War. Many Americans, beginning with Jefferson, started to worry about how slavery was ripping the country apart. Jefferson used to wake up in a cold sweat with a nightmare of where the United States was headed. | | Both Lincoln and Douglas looked for ways to avoid the coming Civil War. Many Americans, beginning with Jefferson, started to worry about how slavery was ripping the country apart. Jefferson used to wake up in a cold sweat with a nightmare of where the United States was headed. |
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| | + | """Uncle Tom's Cabin""" "1852: Harriet Beacher Stowe wrote it, criticizes slavery w/ a compelling novel" |
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| | + | Dred Scott v. Sanford "1857: blacks have no rights and cannot sue, and Congress cannot free slaves (""property"") from slaveowners" |
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| | + | Lincoln-Douglas Debates 1858: debates over future of U.S. during the Senate race in Illinois which Douglas won by vote of legislature |
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| | + | "Freeport Doctrine (Freeport, IL)" "1858: Lincoln asks Douglas if, after Dred Scott case, a territory can exclude slavery before becoming state; Douglas answered ""yes"", consistent with his ""popular sovereignty,"" caused South to turn against Douglas" |
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| | + | John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry 1859: attempted to spark slave rebellion in VA; feds caught and tried and executed him |
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| | ==Pre-Civil War Division== | | ==Pre-Civil War Division== |