Transcript 12-4 & 12-5 The Final Straw

The Final Straw
Goal:
What were the final steps that led to The
Civil War?
Step 1: Sectionalism
Step 1: Sectionalism

Our country was really 3 different
countries (Northeast, South and West)
Step 1: Sectionalism
Step 1: Sectionalism

Our country was really 3 different
countries (Northeast, South and West)

Each section had their own concerns
Step 2: Fugitive Slave Act 1850
Step 2: Fugitive Slave Act 1850

The FSA angered the North and led to
more people helping the Underground
Railroad.
Step 2: Fugitive Slave Act 1850

The FSA angered the
North and led to
more people helping
the Underground
Railroad.
Step 3: "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
1852
Step 3: "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
1852

Opened the eyes of northerners to the
cruelty of slavery.
Step 3: "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
1852
Step 3: "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
1852

Opened the eyes of northerners to the
cruelty of slavery.

Angered the southerners because they
thought it was unfair.
Step 4: The Dred Scott Decision
1857
Step 4: The Dred Scott Decision
1857

A slave Dred Scott, sues his master for his
freedom.
Step 4: The Dred Scott Decision
1857
Step 4: The Dred Scott Decision
1857

A slave Dred Scott, sues his master for his
freedom.

The Supreme Court rules that slaves
cannot sue
Step 4: The Dred Scott Decision
1857
Step 4: The Dred Scott Decision
1857

A slave Dred Scott, sues his master for his
freedom.

The Supreme Court rules that slaves
cannot sue because they are not
considered human beings.
Step 5: John Brown's Raid 1859
Step 5: John Brown's Raid 1859

John Brown plans to arm the slaves with
guns and have them revolt against their
masters.
Step 5: John Brown's Raid 1859
Step 5: John Brown's Raid 1859

John Brown plans to arm the slaves with
guns and have them revolt against their
masters.

He and his sons attack a federal arsenal at
Harper's Ferry,VA.
Step 6: Lincoln' Election
Step 6: Lincoln' Election

Lincoln is a Republican.
Step 6: Lincoln' Election

Lincoln is a Republican.

He is the first president to be openly
opposed to slavery.
Step 6: Lincoln' Election
Step 6: Lincoln' Election

Lincoln is a Republican.

He is the first president to be openly
opposed to slavery.

The southerners believe he won't be fair
to them.
Step 7: Secession
Step 7: Secession

After Lincoln is elected seven southern
states leave the Union to start their own
country.
Step 7: Secession

After Lincoln is elected seven southern
states leave the Union to start their own
country (South Carolina, Mississippi,
Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and
Texas).
Step 7: Secession
Step 7: Secession

After Lincoln is elected seven southern
states leave the Union to start their own
country (South Carolina, Mississippi,
Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and
Texas).

They elect Jefferson Davis as their
president.
Step 7: Secession
Step 7: Secession

After Lincoln is elected seven southern
states leave the Union to start their own
country (South Carolina, Mississippi,
Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and
Texas).

They elect Jefferson Davis as their
president.
Dred Scott
Roger B. Taney