The Republicans undoubtedly utilized a great amount of opportunistic fortitude and orchestrated a rapid rise into prominence. There was most definitely (an emphasis on the moral superiority of the Republicans' stance). Some dramatic events which occurred between 1855 and 1856 intensified their growing power due to the need for structure essentially. During the 1854 and 1855 elections, hundreds of pro-slavery Missouri residents casted unscrupulous ballots in Kansas (Pg 491- Foner).
President Franklin Pierce quickly replaced the territories governor, Andrew H. Reeder, due to the friction he caused with the settlers from free states. The events caused disagreement and strife, this lead to a civil war within the state of Kansas. The fact that over 200 people were killed in this war, in itself is cause for concern.
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Essentially, this verifies the precedents that people without a sense of direction become more or less a bit drastic and irrational. The raiders crashed into Lawrence and the sleepy townsfolk were taken entirely by surprise.
The truth was that for many this would mean their demise. According to one survivor, (Rev. Richard Cordley, "One saw the dead everywhere, on the sidewalks, in the streets, among the weeds in the gardens." The marauders evidently avoided killing women, or daughters, but would often kill husbands or sons in front of them.) The reality of the disaster in Lawrence was that some of the marauders most likely used it as an excuse, the fact of having a reason to revolt and display their psychotic side.
During this time the abolitionist John Brown led a raid on Pottawatomie Creek, killing five supporters of slavery. His end came many years later, but ultimately was also the final chapter in the story, a story which he had a large hand in writing. The story truly was filled with a violent tone, Americans learned to hate and kill each
After the bill was passed, pro-slavery and anti-slavery supporters rushed in to settle in Kansas to affect the outcome of the first election. Pro-slavery settlers won the election, but were charged with fraud by anti-slavery settlers. The anti-slavery settlers held another election, but the pro-slavery settlers refused to vote. This resulted in two opposing legislatures within the Kansas territory. The opposition created violence between the two groups, causing many bloody battles that greatly increased the death rate, giving Kansas the nickname “Bleeding Kansas”. President Pierce, supporting pro-slavery, sent in Federal troops to stop the violence and disperse the anti-slavery legislature. Another election was held and pro-slavery supporters won. They were again charged with election fraud. As a result, Congress did not recognize the constitution the pro-slavery settlers adopted, and Kansas wasn’t allowed to become a state. Eventually,
The Kansas and Nebraska Act was also a major cause of political conflicts. It pressured popular sovereignty over those new territories. Kansas, according to the Northerners, was being pressured into becoming a slave state by having acts of violence be done against them. As well, people from Missouri were going into Kansas and using their power to vote for it as a slave state, and the North
Most of Brown’s reputation was based off of the Pottawatomie Massacre. It was an event led by John Brown that is usually described as “cold
In 1854 another problem arose which resulted in Congress passing the Kansas-Nebraska Act which repealed the Missouri Compromise, this act was introduced by Stephen A. Douglas a chairman of Committee on Territories, this act allowed the people of Kansas and Nebraska to choose rather they wanted slavery in their boundary or not through the power of popular sovereignty, the Pro-slavery settlers won the election but were charged with accusations that they cheated, in order to make sure that the vote was right they ordered a re-election but the Pro-slavery refused and the refusal resulted into a battle. John Brown an Anti-slavery leader who believed that he was sent here by god to kill anyone who was pro-slavery. He led the anti-slavery force which gained the nickname “Bleeding Kansas”. The fight was soon stopped, and a final election was held, this time the anti-slavery settlers won the vote and was announced that Kansas would become a free state in 1861. In conclusion the Compromises and Acts may have had their flaws but it they some how manage to solve the slavery issues.
“John Brown (May 9, 1800 – December 2, 1859) was a radical abolitionist from the United States, who advocated and practiced armed insurrection as a means to abolish slavery for good. He led the Pottawatomie Massacre in 1856 in Bleeding Kansas and made his name in the unsuccessful raid at Harpers Ferry in 1859. He was tried and executed for treason against the
turned violent, with bloody episodes like antislavery partisan John Brown’s organized massacre of proslavery forces in
There were numerous of conflicts in The Civil War and Problems the Nation was Faced with that led up to the reconstruction. One of the origins of the war was Sectionalism. Sectionalism is the devotion to the interests of one geographic region over interests of the country in whole. This ultimately led to the union’s worst crisis; Civil War between the North and the South in the early 1860s (Cornfield). On the other hand, Kansas-Nebraska Act “Bleeding Kansas” of 1854 was a major event occurred. This created territories in Kansas and Nebraska, opened new lands and repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820. It stated over the issue of slavery in Missouri. “It was decided Missouri entered as a slave state and Maine entered as a free state and
According to Gilbert, “on many occasions Brown expressed his solid belief that society, particularly a society that would embrace slavery, was sick beyond its own cure.” (589) Brown believed that the United States was incapable of reforming itself by abolishing slavery; therefore, Brown gave up on all public policy reforms and legal remedies regarding slavery. Secondly, “as to the terroristic belief that violent government can only be overcome by violence, Brown’s convictions were preserved for posterity by a note he handed to a jailer while being led to the gallows.” (589) Gilbert argues that Brown’s beliefs and actions reflected his morality in which served to justify numerous crimes and multiple homicides. Brown’s actions conform to the definition of terrorism as Brown’s arrogant and insensitive attitude led to reasonable rationalizations for his reckless behavior. In fact, Brown demonstrated a guilt-free conscience on many occasions and rationalized his violent behaviors with moral and religious conviction. For example, Brown, along with eight other men, kidnapped and murdered five Kansans in which they were brutally hacked to death by repeated sword blows. Brown believed that the use of violence and terror was the only way to abolish slavery. On May 26, 1856, later on known as the Pottawatomie Massacre, Brown led a small
In the late 1800s, as the Civil War-torn America conflicted with high political strain and the disfavor of the Democratic south, created the decade-long ruling of the Republican party. However, relations with the Republican party strained after President Grant’s term resulted in a division to occur in the party. Therefore, created the two groups known as the Stalwarts and the Half-Breeds. For this reason, the Republican party underwent a great stalemate in 1880. Because of this stalemate, on the thirty-sixth ballot, presidential elect James A. Garfield won the nomination for the Republican nominee. Eventually leading him to win the presidential election of 1880. As the nation cheered in celebration, a menacing man known as Roscoe Conkling,
Recommendation to the South Should the South leave the Union? Yes, the South should leave because the events of the 1850s are only making the disagreement on slavery worse. For example, some events that should convince the South to leave the Union are the Compromise of 1850, the Fugitive Slave Act, Uncle Tom's Cabin, the Brooks-Sumner Affair, and the John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry. One event why the South should leave the Union is because of the Compromise of 1850.
African Americans were Hated in 1863 because the foreigners did not want them to steal their jobs and the Southern whites believed if the slaves were free, who would take care of their crops or plantation which would result in money loss. Most of the New York Irish communities supported the Democrats and the Democrats believed in slavery. The Democrat party warned the New York Irishs and Germans to prepare for the emancipation and the labor competition with the free slaves. The New York Irishs and Germans were in fear that their jobs would be lost. Then in March 1863, the nation passed a law which enlisted every citizen who were men 20 to 25 and unmarried men 35- 45 to the military. African American weren’t subjects to law because they were
People used slaves to get the gold, strengthening tensions because slavery was the South's thing, but California was a Northern state.People used slaves to get the gold, strengthening tensions because slavery was the South's thing, but California was a Northern state.People used slaves to get the gold, strengthening tensions because slavery was the South's thing, but California was a Northern state.People used slaves to get the gold, strengthening tensions because slavery was the South's thing, but California was a Northern state.People used slaves to get the gold, strengthening tensions because slavery was the South's thing, but California was a Northern state.People used slaves to get the gold, strengthening tensions because slavery was the
On the night of May 24th and early morning of May 25th, Brown murdered civilians because they were pro-slavery. Late in the evening of May 24th, Brown and his party ordered James P. Doyle out of his home along with his two adult sons, William and Drury. They were escorted into the darkness and killed with broadswords. Then, they made their way to the house of Allen Wilkinson, ordered him out, and slashed and stabbed him to death. After midnight, on the morning of the 25th, they pushed their way into James Harris’ house.
Waves of instability in the Central African Republic Since gaining independence from France in 1960, the Central African Republic (CAR) has been ruled by six authoritarian leaders and experienced the continuous presence of foreign troops within its borders. Following a series of coups, civil wars, and foreign interventions, CAR held its first multiparty elections in 1993 (Enough! 2015). However, the country continued on its path of instability, culminating in army General François Bozizé leading a rebellion and seizing power in 2003. Although Bozizé brought relative stability to the country which lasted for several years and was formally elected as President in 2011, many Central Africans grew to consider him an autocratic leader. Several rebel
John Brown was an African American slave abolitionist who caused much conflict with his radical views to overthrow slavery. One of his many defeats where he tried to defeat slavery with violence was the armed slave rebellion on Harper’s Ferry. “In a speech to the court before his sentencing, Brown stated his actions to be just and God-sanctioned.” Brown lived a life full of dispute; yet it was not until after Harper Ferry where his madness was confirmed. “Brown soon became a hero in the eyes of Northern extremists and was quick to capitalize on his growing reputation.” Brown’s radical abolitionist movements and wicked violent actions on slavery promoted his reputation in the north and were the cherry on the sundae to validate his insanity.