Transcript Civil War

Civil War
By Theodore Quinn and
Ryan Johnston
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Kansas - Nebraska Act
Compromise of 1850
Fugitive Slave Act
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Dred Scott Decision
Election of Abraham Lincoln
Harpers Ferry Raid
Secession of the South
Free States Enter the Union
• Conflicts of the North and South Grow
Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was a series of five bills that were intended
to even slave states vs free states. Its goal was to deal with the
spread of slavery to territories in order to keep northern and
southern interests in balance:
-California was entered as a free state.
-New Mexico and Utah were each allowed to use popular sovereignty
to decide the issue of slavery. In other words, the people would
pick whether the states would be free or slave.
-The Republic of Texas gave up lands that it claimed in present day
New Mexico and received $10 million to pay its debt to Mexico.
-The slave trade was abolished in the District of Columbia.
-The Fugitive Slave Act made any federal official who did not arrest
a runaway slave liable to pay a fine. This was the most
controversial part of the Compromise of 1850 and caused many
abolitionists to increase their efforts against slavery.
Dred Scott Decision
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In 1857, Dred Scott lost his
case proving that he should be
free because he had been held
as a slave while living in a free
state. The Court ruled that his
petition could not be seen
because he did not hold any
property. But it went further, to
state that even though he had
been taken by his 'owner' into a
free state, he was still a slave
because slaves were to be
considered property of their
owners. This decision furthered
the cause of abolitionists as
they increased their efforts to
fight against slavery
Kansas – Nebraska Act
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The Kansas-Nebraska Act was
passed by the U.S. Congress on
May 30, 1854. It allowed people
in the territories of Kansas and
Nebraska to decide for
themselves whether or not to
allow slavery within their
borders. The Act served to
repeal the Missouri Compromise
of 1820 which prohibited slavery
north of latitude 36°30´.
Fugitive Slave Act
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The Fugitive Slave Act was
passed as part of the
Compromise of 1850. This act
forced any federal official who
did not arrest a runaway slave
liable to pay a fine. This was the
most controversial part of the
Compromise of 1850 and caused
many abolitionists to increase
their efforts against slavery.
This act increased the
Underground Railroad activity as
fleeing slaves made their way to
Canada.
Uncle Toms Cabin
• Uncle Tom's Cabin or Life
Among the Lowly was written in
1852 by Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Stowe was an abolitionist who
wrote this book to show the
evils of slavery. This book, which
was a best seller at the time,
had a huge impact on the way
that northerners viewed slavery.
It helped further the cause of
abolition and even Abraham
Lincoln recognized that this
book was one of the events that
led to the outbreak of the Civil
War.
Conflicts of the North and South Grow
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In May of 1956- Massachusetts
Senator Charles Sumner delivers a
speech attacking slavery supporters
in the Senate. He singles out
Senator Andrew Butler of South
Carolina in his speech. Two days
later, South Carolina Representative
Preston Brooks, Butler's nephew,
attacks Sumner on the Senate floor
and beats him with a cane. The
House did not expel or censure
Brooks for the attack, Sumner took
three years to recover.
Election of Abraham Lincoln
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With the election of Republican
candidate Abraham Lincoln on
November 6, 1860, South
Carolina followed by six other
states seceded from the Union.
Even though his views about
slavery were considered
moderate during the nomination
and election, South Carolina had
warned it would secede if he
won. Lincoln agreed with the
majority of the Republican Party
that the South was becoming
too powerful and made it part of
their platform that slavery
would not be extended to any
new territories or states added
to the union.
Harpers Ferry Raid
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The Raid at Harpers Ferry was
led by John Brown, an
abolitionist from the north. The
Raid at Harpers Ferry was when
John Brown and his men
attacked the U.S. Federal
Arsenal at Harpers Ferry,
Virginia. An arsenal is a place
where military weapons are
stored. John Brown wanted to
seize the arsenal because he
thought by stealing weapons he
could help free some slaves. He
would get slaves and other
abolitionists to begin a battle
against slave owners. The Raid
at Harpers Ferry became one of
the causes of the Civil War.
Free States Enter the Union
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With more free states entering
the Union the south felt that
with its new president the Union
was gaining more power and
making it an uneven balance
between the Union and the
Confederacy.
Secession of the South
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In January, 1861, The South
Seceded from the Union.
Abraham Lincoln had been
elected as President. He was a
strong opponent of slavery.
After calling a state convention,
the delegates voted to remove
the state of South Carolina
from the Union. The secession
of South Carolina was then
followed by six more states,
including Florida, Alabama,
Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana,
and Texas. Eventually Eleven
States formed the Confederate
States of America.
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