The Politics of Slavery

Chapter 13: The Politics of Slavery, 1848-1860
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PP. 391-397 The Political Economy of Freedom and Slavery: compare the economies of the North and South, which seemed to have the best prospects in the
future? What did James Henry Hammond mean by the phrase “Cotton is King.” Examine and discuss Map 13-2 Slavery’s Expansion — in which regions of the
South did slavery spread by 1860?
PP. 405-407 Bleeding Kansas: in what ways did the growing violence predict the coming of the Civil War? Examine the cases of Lawrence, Kansas; John
Brown’s raid at Pottawatomie Creek; and, the Sumner-Brooks affair in your response.
PP. 409-412 The Dred Scott Decision: review and discuss the two arguments that Chief Justice Roger Taney used in the Court’s majority opinion. What were
the consequences of the Dred Scott decision? In your opinion, what does the decision tell us about the U.S. in the 1850s and the “uproar” the decision
created