THE COMING CRISIS,

1820-1860

I.   Introduction:  Scott vs. Sandford

II.  Sectionalism

A.   Missouri Compromise of 1820

III.  Clash of Sectional Cultures

A.   The South
        1.   "Fire-Eaters"
B.   The North
        1.   Abolitionists

IV.  The Failure of Political Compromise

A.  War with Mexico and Slavery
B.  The Compromise of 1850
        1.  Wilmot Proviso
C.  The Compromise Unravels
        1.   Uncle Tom's Cabin
        2.   Opposition to Fugitive Slave Act
D.  Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854)
        1.  "Bleeding Kansas"
        2.  Attack on Senator Charles Sumner

V.   The Dred Scott Decision and the Aftermath

A.  Questions Before the Court
B.  Options Before the Court
C.  The Court's Ruling
D.  The Republican Response
E.  John Brown's Raid

VI.  Sum-Up