New Political Parties Emerge
New Political Parties Emerge
Module 9 - Lessons 2 & 3
p. 356 - 368
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New Political Parties Emerge
Module 9 - Lessons 2 & 3
p. 356 - 368
The Division of the Whig Party
Whig Party's internal conflict over slavery.
Resulted in the party's eventual dissolution.
- One alternative for the Whigs was the American Party.
Key figures and factions emerged.
The Know-Nothing Party
Also known as the "American Party".
- rooted in a secret organization known as the "Order of the Star -Spangled Banner"
Focused on nativism and anti-Catholic sentiment.
- When Nativists formed the American Party, it soon became known as the "Know-Nothing Party".
Define "nativism". (p. 357)
Why the American Party became better known as the "Know-Nothing Party"? (p.357)
Why were nativists opposed to Catholic immigrants? (p.357)
Antislavery Parties
Liberty Party:
- New York. Small party that pursued the cause of abolition by passing new laws.
Free- Soil Party:
- Liberty Party + northern Whigs + Democrats.
- Opposed the extension of slavery into the territories
Rise of the Republican Party
Formed in the 1850s as a response to slavery. (Jackson, Michigan)
Opposed the expansion of slavery into new territories.
Gained popularity and political strength.
Read the section on page 362 titled "Dred Scott Decision".
Summarize the case and the Court decision.
Dred Scott Decision
Supreme Court ruling stating slaves are property.
Declared that slaves are not citizens (Slaves were considered property, not people).
Intensified national tensions over slavery.
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
Series of debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas (for a Senate seat).
Main subject: slavery's expansion into territories.
Explain Stephen Douglas' belief about slavery.
(p. 363)
Explain Abraham Lincoln's belief about slavery.
(p. 363)
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
Series of debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas (for a Senate seat).
Main subject: slavery's expansion into territories.
Stephen Douglas won the seat, but also helped Lincoln gain national prominence.
John Brown's Raid
Attempted uprising at Harpers Ferry led by John Brown.
Aimed to incite a slave rebellion.
Increased sectional tensions between North and South.
Lincoln Elected - Southern Secession
Lincoln's victory convinced southerners that they has lost their political voice in the national government.
South Carolina led the secession (December 20, 1860).
Soon after, other states followed:
- Mississippi - Georgia
- Florida - Louisiana
- Alabama - Texas
Confederacy
Their Constitution closely resembled that of the United States.
Name the main difference between the Confederate Constitution and the Constitution of the United States. (p.368)
Confederacy
Their Constitution closely resembled that of the United States.
Jefferson Davis (Mississippi) - President
Alexander Stephens (Georgia) - Vice-president
Eight slaves states remained in the Union.
Definition List
Whig Party: A political party active in the mid-19th century in the United States, divided over the issue of slavery, leading to its eventual demise. Republican Party: A political party formed in the 1850s, opposing the expansion of slavery into the territories. Know-Nothing Party: Also known as the American Party, it was a political party that opposed immigration and was anti-Catholic, eventually splitting over the issue of slavery. Dred Scott Decision: A Supreme Court ruling that stated slaves were property and not citizens, which intensified national tensions over slavery. Lincoln-Douglas Debates: A series of debates in 1858 between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas focusing on the issue of slavery in the territories. John Brown's Raid: An attempted uprising led by abolitionist John Brown at Harpers Ferry, aiming to incite a slave rebellion, which increased
