HIST 1100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Habeas Corpus, Irvin Mcdowell, Crittenden Compromise
16 May 2016
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Republican victory in 1860 presented a clear and immediate danger to the slave-owning republic. Lincoln was elected without a single electoral vote from the south. Didn"t believe that lincoln wouldn"t interfere with slavery. War of the rebellion by the north: secession and military stalemate, 1861-1862. Politicians in washington tried to find a compromise to preserve the union: the secession crisis. Movement towards secession was most rapid in south carolina, the home of. John c. calhoun: the lower south secedes. Yeomen in the border states maryland, delaware, kentucky, and missouri had long resented the power claimed by the slave owners: the crittenden compromise. Aging follower of henry clay from kentucky. Called for amendment to protect slavery in any state in which it already existed. Second part of proposal was to extend missouri compromise west. Lincoln urged republicans not to support second part. Lincoln promised to safeguard slavery in inaugural address.
