Transcript The American Civil War

The Civil War
Before – During – After
Kerstin Goldstein, 02-28-2002
The Civil War
Before
(1850-1861, Chapter 14)
From Compromise to Secession
During
(1861-1865, Chapter 15)
Reforging the Union: Civil War
After
(1865-1877, Chapter 16 )
The Crisis of Reconstruction
Main Events
• The Compromise of 1850
Map
Main Events
• The Compromise of 1850
• Enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act
• The Kansas-Nebraska Act
Map
Main Events
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The Compromise of 1850
Enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
Party Problems and New Parties
New Parties
Republicans
Northern party
Support from both former Whigs and
discontented Democrats
Becomes main opposition to
Democratic party by 1856, wins each
presidential election from 1860 to 1884
Americans (Know-Nothing)
They evolved out of an organization
called the Order of the Star-Spangled
Banner, which pressured existing parties
to nominate and appoint only native-born
Protestants
Enjoyed a meteoric rise (1854, very
successful in Massachusetts election)
and an equally rapid fall (1856,
vulnerable to sectional conflicts over
slavery)
Anti-Catholic and Anti-Slavery
Main Events
• The Compromise of 1850
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Enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act
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The Kansas-Nebraska Act
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Party Problems and New Parties
• The Dred Scott Case
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The South Contemplates Secession
The Civil War
Before
(1850-1861, Chapter 14)
From Compromise to Secession
During
(1861-1865, Chapter 15)
Reforging the Union: Civil War
After
(1865-1877, Chapter 16 )
The Crisis of Reconstruction
Main Events
• The Beginning of the War
•
Mobilizing for War
Map
Differences Confederacy / Union
Confederacy (South)
Under Jefferson Davis
Beginning of War:
No tax structure, no navy, only two tiny
gunpowder factories, poorly equipped,
unconnected railroad lines
End of War:
More than 800,000 soldiers had served
Goal: Independence
Union (North)
Under Abraham Lincoln
Beginning of the War:
April 1861: 16,000 soldiers scattered
across the West; one third of its officers
resigned to join the Confederacy
End of War:
More than 2 million soldiers had served
Goal: force the South back into the
Union
Main Events
• The Beginning of the War
• Mobilizing for War
• Problems of the War
• Confiscation Act
• Emancipation Proclamation
The Civil War
Before
(1850-1861, Chapter 14)
From Compromise to Secession
During
(1861-1865, Chapter 15)
Reforging the Union: Civil War
After
(1865-1877, Chapter 16 )
The Crisis of Reconstruction
Main Events
• Reconstruction Politics
• Civil Rights Act
• The Amendments
The Amendments
Thirteenth
Fourteenth
Fifteenth
“Neither slavery nor
involuntary servitude
shall exist within the
United States.”
“All persons born or
naturalized in US are
citizens of US and of the
State wherein they
reside. “
“The right of citizens of
the United States to vote
shall not be denied or
abridged by the US or by
any State on account of
race, color, or previous
condition of servitude”
→States have no right
to abridge the privileges
of US citizens
→States cannot deprive
any person of life, liberty,
or property without due
process of law
Main Events
• Reconstruction Politics
• Civil Rights Act
• The Amendments
• The New Emancipation of African Americans
The Civil War
Before – During – After
Kerstin Goldstein, 02-28-2002