Transcript Fugitive Slave Act – did not allow anyone that had escaped a trial

Civil War and Slavery
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
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Written by Harriet Beecher Stowe
in 1852 – Read Exert on page 158
Stowe a former slave wrote about
the immorality of slavery
If you find a dog and it has tags
what does that mean?
Do you let your dog vote? Why?
What is the difference between you
(you can’t vote) and your dog?
What does it mean to be a slave?
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Fugitive Slave Act – did not allow
anyone that had escaped a trial and
placed a fine of 1,000 dollars on anyone
who helped. Slave were caught and
returned to their original owner
Dred Scott
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A former slave who was part African
and part white
Appealed to the Supreme court for his
freedom on the basis that he was living in a
free state
Supreme Court stated that the
5th Amendment protected
property – thus saying that
slaves were not citizens or even
people and there for they were
not afforded any of the same
rights
February 1861 – South secedes and
forms the Confederate state
Lincoln did not believe that the
Federal gov. could abolish slavery
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“My paramount object in this struggle is
to save the Union, and is not either to
save or destroy Slavery.”
Federal Gov. does have the power to
seize the enemy’s resources ------- It’s
a good thing slaves are property
The North -- Habeus Corpus was
suspended – right to be formally
charged
North
mainpower
Factories
Food production
Railroad system
South…..
Well they had more
seasoned generals.
Life of a ranking officer was different.
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African Americans
Civil War began with no AA involved
1862 a law passed allowing slaves to
fight
180,000 AA had fought by wars end
10% of Northern Army was made up of
AA –23 won the medal of Honor
Earned lower pay until last year of war
Slaves were made to work garrisons
ridden w/diseases
South armed some slaves in the spring
of 1865 Most fled North
Regional Economies
War expanded North economy and
destroyed South
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Confederacy faced food shortage
because of loss of man power in the
fields
Inflation rose 9,000% The buying power of your money goes down.
That would be like paying 1.25 for a Moutain
Dew today and paying $11,250 tomorrow.
OUCH!!!
Both Sides Suffered
– Both sides suffered unhealthy
conditions, filthy surroundings,
limited diet and inadequate
medical care
– In battle conditions soldiers lived
in rubbish, food scraps, and pits
containing human excrement 
diarrhea and lice were rampant
– Cush  a stew of meat cubes,
cornbread,d and bacon was the
most common food
Women Work to improve
Conditions
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Northern women  help push for
U.S. Sanitary commission
3,000 women serve as nurses in
the Union Army
Dorthea Dix1st superintendent
of women nurses  Encouraged
a plain look and no romance
Carla Barton  Famous for caring
for front line soldiers
Confederate
General Robert
E. Lee
Confederate
General Thomas
“Stonewall”
Jackson
Union General Ulysses Grant
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Sherman was to
destroy Georgia
Grant lost
__________ men
that could be
replaced
Lee lost ________
that the south could
not replace
Sherman’s group
burned homes,
businesses and
destroyed everything
in their path on the
way to the sea
Lincoln wins Re-Election in 1864
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__________ surrender on April 9,
1865
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Soldiers were sent home with
possessions and 3 days rations
Results of the Civil War
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620,000 people died
North – 360,000
South – 260,000
Nearly 10% of the countries population was involved
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Federal Government’s power was
_________________________
Laws, taxes, and other things were passed creating a
feeling that the government was not so far away after
all
Northern States economies
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Southern States economies were destroyed
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Who is this and
what did she
do?
I was once
an actor but
that is not
why I’m
famous.
Who am I?