Uncle toms cabin is written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. The main idea is the cruelty of slavery. It is about an African American slave for through their struggles which touched many people's hearts.
A case about a slave that argued since he had lived in a free state Wisconsin, he was a free man. Dred Scott case ruled that anyone with African blood is not s citizen said living in free territory didn't matter and 5th amendment slaves were property, Calhoun was arguing south liked the dred Scott decision
Lincoln Douglas debate is for the senate seat not for president. Significance is that the newspapers printed out what they said. Douglas will never be president because we can't trust him but Lincoln can be president. He lost the senate race but won the president
In the Election of 1860 Lincoln wins the election, Confederacy is created South Carolina is first to secede, Jefferson Davis becomes president of the confederacy