Political+divisions

=Main Ideas= = = =Key Terms & People=
 * 1. || Political parties in the United States underwent change due to the movement to expand slavery. ||
 * 2. || The //Dred Scott// decision created further division over the issue of slavery. ||
 * 3. || The Lincoln-Douglas debates brought much attention to the conflict over slavery. ||

Using the resources listed below, write a definition for each of the following terms or people listed in your //**Social Studies Only**// notebook/binder. __//Make sure you can acknowledge the source for the information you used for your answer.//__ > > >
 * Republican Party
 * James Buchanan
 * John C. Frémont
 * Dred Scott
 * Roger B. Taney
 * Abraham Lincoln
 * Lincoln-Douglas debates
 * Freeport Doctrine

=**Main Ideas**=


 * Answer the following questions in your** //Social Studies Only// **notebook/binder. The answers may be written as a complete paragraph, as a list, or as a picture/diagram. __//Make sure you can acknowledge the source for the information you used for your answer.//__**

1. What was the major issue of the newly formed **Republican Party**? 2. Why do you think **James Buchanan** won the election of 1856? 3. Who was **Roger B. Taney**, and why was he important? 4. How did the //Dred Scott// decision affect the Missouri Compromise and the expansion of slavery? 5. What was the major issue of the **Lincoln-Douglas debates**? 6. Despite his loss in the election, how did Lincoln become the leader of the Republican Party?

=Resources=