III.  Kansas in Convulsion
-John Brown retaliated, hacking 5 pro slavery southerners to death
     -Later hanged for his crimes
-Lecompton Constitution
     -Constitution would pass with or without slavery
     -If passed without slavery, then those slave owners already in  
     Kansas would be protected
-Free soilers boycotted polls, allowing Lecompton Constitution to pass
     with slavery
-James Buchanan, the new president supported the Lecompton
     Constitution
-Stephen Douglas, however, fought for a vote on the constitution as a
     whole, throwing away Southern support

IV.  "Bully" Brooks and His Bludgeon
-In Congress, Charles Sumner condemned slavery and the constitution
-Preston Brooks proceeded to beat Sumner for his remarks

V.  "Old Buck" versus "The Pathfinder"
-James Buchanan nominated by the Democrats in 1856
-John C. Fredmont nominated by the Republicans
-The new American Party (Know-Nothings) nominated Millard Fillmore
-Campaign focused on discrediting other candidates

VI.  The Electoral Fruits of 1856
-Buchanan won because Fredmont's reputation was damaged due to
     rumors that he was Catholic

VII.  The Dred Scott Bombshell
-On March 6, 1857 Supreme Court ruled on the Dred Scott case
     -Supreme Court overruled Missouri Supreme Court's decision,
     stating that Dred Scott was still a slave even after living in free
     territory
-Because Dred Scott was not even a citizen, he had no right to appeal
     to the Supreme Court
-Also said that the Missouri Compromise had been illegal in the first
     place, because Congress couldn't ban territory
-Led to more tension between North and South

VIII.  The Financial Crash of 1857
-Caused by inflation and extra grain that had nowhere to go
-Raised Southern ego, because it didn't affect South or cotton

IX.  An Illinois Rail-Splitter Emerges
-Abraham Lincoln decided to run against Stephen Douglas for Senator
-Lincoln decided to debate Douglas

X.  The Great Debate:  Lincoln versus Douglas
-Most famous debate in Freeport, IL, where Douglas gave his Freeport
     Doctorine, stating the people had more power than Congress
-Set Lincoln up for the presidency even though he lost

XI.  John Brown:  Murderer or Martyr?
-John Brown organized a raid of Harper's Ferry, VA involving freed slaves
-Caught and hanged for treason
-Instantly became a martyr for the abolitionist cause

XII.  The Disruption of the Democrats
-Democrats split into North and South
-Northern Democrats nominated Stephen Douglas
-Southern Democrats nominated John C. Breckinridge
-Know-Nothings nominated John Bell

XIII.  A Rail-Splitter Splits the Union
-Republicans nominated Abraham Lincoln, with a platform for every non
     Southern group
-Southerners threatened to secede if Lincoln was elected
-Lincoln won even though he wasn't on Southern ballots

XIV.  The Electoral Upheaval of 1860
-Although the Republicans were outnumbered in Congress and the 
     Supreme Court, the South carried through with their threat

XV.  The Secessionist Exodus
-SC seceded first in December of 1860
-AL, MS, FL, GA, LA, and TX soon followed
-These 7 states met in Mongomery, AL to form the Confederate States
     of America
     -Jefferson Davis elected president
     -Buchanan, still in office, did nothing to stop them

XVI.  The Collapse of Compromise
-The Crittenden Compromise sought to bring the South back, but it was
     opposed by Lincoln because it promoted extension of slavery into
     the territories

XVII.  Farewell to Union
-The South feared their slaveholding rights were in danger
-Did not think that the Union would fight to get them back