HIST 113 Lecture 14: Chapter 14
31 Jul 2016
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U. s. constitution: article v (amendment needed to ban slave trade in u. s. but not before 1808) Gag rule (1836-1844): no petitions for abolition of slavery allowed to be brought to the u. s. 1859: took control of u. s. arsenal: hoped to start a slave revolt. Big hero in north, big threat in south. Abe lincoln (republican) ran for senator from illinois. Lincoln gained fame because of anti-slavery and pro-union. Lincoln: u. s. had to choose: all slave or all free. Democratic party split: douglas too moderate for south, southern democrats ran their own candidate. Lincoln (republican) won presidency in 1860: not on ballot in 10 states (southern: carolina, mississippi, florida, alabama, georgia, louisiana, texas left u. s. a. Formed confederate states of america (csa) dec. 1860-feb. 1861) Arkansas, tennessee, north carolina, virginia join april-june 1861. April 1861: csa attempted to seize all us federal property in seceded states. Lincoln attempted to send food to fort sumter.
