HIST 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Justin Smith Morrill, John C. Breckinridge, Crittenden Compromise
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The civil war: the dar and the daughters of the confederacy. Many people can trace their lineage back to the american. Revolution: the civil war in american identity. Understood as the keystone that made today"s america what it is: election of 1860. Candidates: lincoln- republican, douglas- northern democrats. Lost southern democrat support: john breckenridge, ky- states rights, john bell, tn-moderate, republican platform. Free soil (slow death to slavery: stop spread of slavery to the west, morrill act of 1862. Principles of land-grant colleges: access for all, all fields of study, secession of southern states. South carolina was the first to leave: december 20, 1860. Formation of the confederate states of america. President buchanan: said it was wrong but he couldn"t force people to do anything they don"t want to do, basically leaving the issue up to lincoln. Crittenden compromise: extend missouri line all the way to california, lincoln and the southerners rejected this idea, lincoln"s response to secession.
