History of the United States I / Unit 14 USH1 2006 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Setting
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The idea
Lincoln's speeches had clarified Republican opposition to extension and the belief that a Slave Power conspiracy sought to nationalize the institution.
In practice
Republicans controlling the House of Representatives by eighteen fifty-eight.
Where people slip
Southern leaders split in response. Fire-Eaters demanded secession, while Jefferson Davis of Mississippi wanted constitutional protection of slavery instead.
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