Preston Brooks beat Charles Sumner with a cane for insulting his cousin(‘s mistress)
The Norths reaction: Were horrified by the act
The Souths reaction: Thought he was a hero and sent him canes with the phrase, “Hit him again”
Along side, Bleeding Kansas, it foreshadowed that the slavery issue could only be resolved through violence.

<<Dred Scott v Sandford:<<

Dred Scott sued for his freedom on the ground that he lived in a free territory.
Ruling 1: Slaves were property so therefor they did not have the right to sue in court.
Ruling 2: The Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional

<<Uncle Toms Cabin:<<

<<The Election of 1860<<

Campaigners and their parties:

Abraham Lincoln - Winner! Republican
Brekinridge - Southern Democrat
Douglas - Northern Democrat
Bell - Constitutional Union
Lincoln wasn’t even put on the ballot in southern states
Lincoln campaigned on the homestead act
Advantages the North had in the civil war:
- Industrialized economy, so better weapons
- Money, and population
- They felt like they had a moral cause
Advantages to South had in the civil war
- They had the defense
- Better Military academies
- There citizens was more prepared for war

<<Homestead Act:<<

<<The Civil War:<<

How it started:
- The attack on Fort Sumter
The Souths Strategy:
- To rely on Britain to intervene
The Norths Strategy:
- The anaconda plan
@@Total warfare -@@ Everyone in society is contributing to the war in someway
@@Sherman’s March to Sea -@@ He marched through Georgia, and destroyed everything that they came across. They were committing war crimes.

<<Rich Man’s war, Poor man’s fight<<

<<Reconstruction:<<

Lincoln plan before he got assassinated:
- Reunify the country as quickly as possible
Andrew Jackson’s plan:
- Allowed the south to do whatever they wanted as long as it followed the 13th amendment

- Congress realized Jackson wasn’t doing anything so they stepped in.

@@Measures put in place by the Republican (majority) congress:@@