Ari Gilder, 3-201L

SS HW #6

1. The Dred Scott decision prevented Congress from passing any more anti-slavery legislation, because they had no power to exclude slavery from the territories in the first place.
2. The political results of the Lincoln-Douglas debate included Douglas’ being nominated as candidate for Senator of Illinois, but it weakened his power in the South, and that ended up costing him his nomination for candidacy in the Presidential election of 1860.
3. a) John Brown’s Raid – John Brown attempted to incite a rebellion among the slaves in Virginia and this lead the southerners to believe that the North was dedicated to abolishing slavery.

b) Uncle Tom’s Cabin – the publishing of this book angered the southerners, claiming that Stowe’s portrayal of slavery was a lie, while the northerners accepted her side of the story.

c) Underground railroad – the running away of slaves only angered the southerners more, though they had the fugitive slave law which enabled them to have their runaway slaves returned to them.

d) Concept of King Cotton – since cotton was an essential crop in the south, the southerners now required more slaves to grow and process more cotton for more money.

e) William Lloyd Garrison – many of the southerners were infuriated by attempted incitements of slave revolts by abolitionists such as Garrison.

4. Lincoln/Republicans: opposed extension of slavery. Douglas/Democrats: keep things like they are now. Bell/Constitutional Unionists: moderate southerners. Breckinridge/southern Democrats: election of Lincoln = North is using it’s superiority to the South to infringe on the South’s rights.

5. Political: the South did not like the North infringing upon their rights, and they wanted to have free control of their economy. Social: the South wanted to keep slavery, while the North favored abolishing it. Economic: the agricultural South was dependant on slaves because they were their workforce, as opposed to the industrial North which didn’t need slaves.