National Debate over Slavery The National Debate over Slavery in 17 -1860 was important. Events from the cotton gin, to the Dred Scott case all played an important roll in slavery and history. Here are a couple more. In June 1776 the Declaration of Independence was signed. It was a statement of reasons for the separation between Britain. The declaration sited that "all men are created equal." It meant that people shouldn’t be judged by the …showed first 75 words of 1064 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1064 total…not accept leadership by a southerner. Southerners, likewise, announced that they would not accept a leader from the ranks of the anti slaver republicans in the north. The November election made it absolutely clear that there were no longer any national political parties. So, all these things mentioned above all added to the national debate over slavery between 17__-1860. They all had something to do with slavery. They helped it and then they didn’t.