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The Divisive Politics of Sectionalism and the Path to the Civil War

This section explores the political landscape leading to the Civil War, emphasizing the sectional divides between the North and South. It examines factors like Southern wealth versus Northern profits, the decline of the two-party system, and the impact of western expansion and manifest destiny. Key events discussed include the Mexican War, the Wilmot Proviso, and the Compromise of 1850, alongside critical figures such as John C. Calhoun and Stephen Douglas. The analysis highlights how these elements contributed to sectional tensions and ultimately, the conflict.

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The Divisive Politics of Sectionalism and the Path to the Civil War

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  1. Unit 2: A Failure to Communicate

  2. Section 1: Sectionalism Politicized • Inevitability of the Civil War? • Wedges of Separation • Southerners • Thomas Ketell “Southern Wealth, Northern Profits” • Northerners • Sectional Blinders • Decline of Two Party System

  3. The Impact of Western Expansion • Manifest Destiny • Mexican War • Wilmot Proviso

  4. d).Nashville Convention 1) John Calhoun e) Free/Slave State Balance

  5. The Compromise of 1850 • 31st Congress & Zachary Taylor • The Argument over Slavery in the Territories • David Wilmot • John C. Calhoun • Stephen Douglas “POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY” • Extend the Missouri Compromise • Resolution • Crisis Averted?

  6. Pierce, Douglas and the Kansas Nebraska Act • Franklin Pierce • Ostend Manifesto • Stephen Douglas

  7. d)Kansas-Nebraska Act VI) New Parties a) Know Nothings b) Republican Party

  8. The Settlement of Kansas • North v. Southern View • Eli Thayer “New England Emigrant Aid Society • Shawnee Legislator • David Atchison • Topeka Legislator • Brooks-Sumner Affair

  9. Pottawatomie Massacre • Significance of Brooks-Pottawatomie

  10. Section 2: A House Dividing • Radical Expressions of Sectional Unity • JDB De Bow • Committee of Public Safety • Northern Unity • Dred Scott v. Sanford

  11. The Lecompton Constitution

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