Transcript Events that lead to the Civil War

Events that lead to the Civil
War
Key Issues leading to the Civil
War
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Slavery
States’ Rights
Nullification
Missouri
Compromise
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Compromise of 1850
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Georgia’s platform
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Kansas Nebraska
Act
Dred Scott Case
Election of 1860
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Slavery
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1750s– Slavery was allowed in Georgia
Slavery grew with the invention of the
Cotton Gin
South’s Economy became dependent on
Cotton
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Which means…..
North became industrialized
Slavery
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Many began to defend slavery as a
“necessary good”
Northern abolitionists writers spoke
out against slavery and called for it
to end
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Fredrick Douglass
William Lloyd Garrison
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Slavery
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As western states
were formed
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South hoped for
slavery in those
states
North hoped for
slavery to stay
where it was and
NOT spread to new
states
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Georgia wanted
slavery to expand and
was not in favor of
the abolitionist
movement in the
north
Left Hand Assignment
Pg. 86
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Divide your paper into two parts. Label one NORTH and
one SOUTH
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Use your notes to find the following…
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What each economy was based on
each sides view on slavery
What each side wanted from the western territories
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Write Neatly
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Use COMPLETE SENTENCES
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At least two pictures colored.
States’ Rights
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States’ Rights—
The amount of decision making power a state
government has in relation to the amount of power held
by the federal government in making decisions.
The belief that states should make their own decisions.
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North- function as one-states should follow laws made by
Congress, signed by the president, or ordered by the
court.
South- States’ rights-had the right to govern themselves.
VS.
Nullification
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Nullification
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The idea of voiding and not
following national laws
within a state
1828-- The United States
Congress passed a tariff
(tax) on foreign imports to
protect American
manufacturing.
Nullification Crisis- 1832
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South Carolina argued that
the tariff was
unconstitutional.
President Andrew Jackson
threatened to send troops
South to enforce the law.
South Carolina backed down.
What do you think?
Left hand pg. 88
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Should a state have the right to nullify a
federal law if it is harmful to that state?
Write your opinion in paragraph form using at
least 5 good sentences.
One colored picture to support your ideas.
Attempts to keep it together…
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For almost 40 years acts and compromises
were put in place to try to “band-aid” any
slavery issues
Were successful for short term
War between the North and South was
inevitable
Balancing States- Free and Slave
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Missouri wanted to join the
United States as a slave state.
Northern states wanted to let
Missouri join only if there was
a balance.
Congress tried to find a way
to keep a balance between
slave and free states.
Missouri Compromise -1820
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Missouri was allowed to join as a slave state.
Maine joined at the same time as a free state to keep
the balance ( 12 free and 12 slave).
A latitude line was established (36° N) to divide future
slave from free states.
The compromise lasted 30 years.
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Left side Assignment pg. 90
Use page 366 in your Text
1. Find Maine and Missouri and give them different colors.
2. Then place the 36 ° N line where it belongs. In RED.
3. Finally identify the area that is free and that which is slave
shade them in different colors.
Finally, identify, color, and label the other territories
Oregon
Territory
Michigan
Territory
Unorganized
Territory
New Spain
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More Land= More Compromise
War with Mexico added
more land to the United
States in 1848.
Texas joined the U.S. as a
slave state in 1845.
Territories of New Mexico
and Utah were created.
California gold strike led
to their wish to join the
U.S. as a new state.
The Compromise of 1850
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California joined as a free state.
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Slavery was abolished in Washington D.C.
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The Fugitive Slave Act was passed to satisfy the
Southern states.
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All escaping slaves had to legally be returned to their
owners.
Compromise of 1850 Map
The Georgia Platform- 1850
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Georgia would support the Compromise if
the Fugitive Slave Act was enforced.
Georgians also wanted the North to stop
trying to ban slavery in new states.
Alexander Stephens led the effort to
support the Union of the country.
The Georgia Platform postponed war and
secession.
Circle Map
Compromise of 1850
Left Hand page 94
The Compromise
Of 1850.
Kansas-Nebraska Act- 1854
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The Kansas and Nebraska territories were
expected to soon join the U.S.
It gave people in each territory the right to vote
for slavery or not (popular sovereignty).
Pro-slavery people moved to Kansas to sway the
vote towards slavery.
Anti-slavery forces sent people to sway the vote
for a free state.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act repealed the Missouri
Compromise.
Kansas/Nebraska Map
Violence
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Violence broke out
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“Bleeding Kansas”
Kansas finally voted to
become a free state.
Southern states felt the vote
was unfair.
Kansas-Nebraska Act greatly
divided the nation and
destroyed the Missouri
Compromise and
Compromise of 1850
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LH p. 96
Divide your paper into 3 sections. Label
them as follows…
Missouri Compromise
The Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Decide which heading each box
describes.
Cut the boxes apart and glue them in the
appropriate section.
Each section should contain 1 pictured
colored.
Dred Scott- 1857
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Slave State OR
Free State????
He was a slave from Missouri.
He sued for his freedom in the
United States Supreme Court but
lost.
They said he could not sue for his
freedom because he was not a
citizen.
Election of 1860
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A new anti-slavery party was formed
called the Republicans.
Abraham Lincoln was the Republican
candidate for president.
Lincoln won by a majority of electoral
votes, but not popular (people’s) votes.
No southern states supported him in the
election.
Georgia seceded from the Union in Jan.
1861
Election of 1860 map
Election Chart - 1860
The Election of 1860
Candidate
Georgia
Vote
Popular
U.S. Vote
Electoral
Vote
John Bell
42,960
592,906
39
John Breckinridge
52,176
858,356
72
Stephen A. Douglas
11,581
1,382,713
12
Abraham Lincoln
None
765,593
180
106,717
4,689,568
303
TOTALS
Secession- 1861
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Lincoln’s victory caused southern states to
debate secession (leave the Union).
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They believed Lincoln would end slavery
everywhere.
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South Carolina voted to secede unanimously.
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Alexander Stephens argued to keep Georgia
from seceding.
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Georgia chose in a close vote to secede in
January of 1861.
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11 states seceded -- Confederate States of
America formed.
Jefferson Davis became their first president.
 Alexander Stephens became vice president.
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Alexander Stephens
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Governor of Georgia (after civil war)
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US Congressman
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Supported Compromise of 1850 and
Kansas/Nebraska Act
US Senator
After Election of 1860 he was the
biggest advocate for staying in the
United States
Vice President of the Confederacy
Left Side Assignment Pg. 98Disunion Timeline
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Place the following events in a timeline
The Missouri Compromise
The Tariff of Abomination
The Nullification Crisis
Texas becomes a state.
Gold was discovered in California
The Compromise of 1850
The Kansas- Nebraska Act
The Dred Scott case.
The election of 1860.
Georgia secedes (look in the text!)
Map of the United States- 1861
(blank)
Map of United States- late 1861
(completed)
NY
PA
CA
IL
KS
MO
NC
TN
MS
DE
VA
KY
AR
TX
OH
IN
AL
SC
GA
LA
FL
MD