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SSUSH8 The student will explain the relationship between growing north-south divisions and westward expansion. a. Explain how slavery became a significant issue in American politics; include the slave rebellion of Nat Turner and the rise of abolitionism (William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglas, and the Grimke sisters). b. Explain the Missouri Compromise and the issue of slavery in western states and territories. Bell Ringer 1. T or F – The Civil War was fought over the issue of slavery. 2. T or F – The Northern States were called Confederate and the Southern States were called Union. 3. T or F – The Emancipation Proclamation freed all slaves from the bondage of involuntary servitude. 4. T or F – Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves because he loved all mankind, Black or White. 5. T or F – Lincoln was a Democrat because the Democratic Party was the political party that was formed to oppose slavery. Page 1 Essential Question • How did slavery come to be a significant issue in American politics? (pg. 248-256) – • Include the uprising of Nat Turner and the rise of the Abolition movement via William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglas, and the Grimke sisters. Create a chart like the one below in which you plot the names of the individuals above and their contribution to making slavery a significant political issue Nat Turner William Lloyd Garrison Frederick Douglas Grimke Sisters Slavery and the Southern Economy • The South was mainly agricultural with very little manufacturing • The main crops during the mid 1800s were rice and cotton, both which required extensive labor to produce • Though slavery was prevalent in the South, the vast majority of Southerners did not own slaves Nat Turner’s Revolt • Slave Codes put restrictions on slaves, preventing them from learning to read and write and restricting their rights • Nat Turner, a Virginia slave, believed God had chosen him to lead a revolt • Turner and his followers killed more than 50 people before being caught • Turner’s Revolt led to states passing even stricter codes and restrictions on both slaves and free African Americans Abolitionist • Grimke Sisters: South Carolina sisters who moved north to promote the abolitionist movement • William Lloyd Garrison became one of the country’s leading abolitionist, publishing the proabolitionist newspaper the Liberator. He believed in complete emancipation • Fredrick Douglas, a former slave from Maryland, published the abolitionist newspaper the North Star and an autobiography Page 2 Essential Question • How did the Missouri Compromise affect the admittance of new states to the Union? (pg. 222-223) • What were the new criteria by which states were admitted? • First - Identify the Missouri Compromise [ define the Missouri Compromise…e.g. What was it?] • Next – Describe the criteria by which new States were admitted into the Union per the Missouri Compromise • Ex. Missouri Compromise = …blah blah blah…blah. Criteria for Admittance = States were admitted into the Union…blah blah blah…blah & blah. The Missouri Compromise • In 1819 the U.S. consisted of 11 free and 11 slave states • Missouri applied for statehood as a slave state in 1819 • To off set the imbalance Maine applied for statehood as a free state • The Missouri Compromise granted statehood to both free and slave states and set a boundary for which areas slavery could expand in to Why would the South agree not to expand slavery into the Unorganized Louisiana Territory?