Transcript Civil War!
Before the hair dryer was invented people had to use one of these to dry their hair. 44% of men have made a fool of themselves by doing this in front of a women opening a bottle of champagne 33% of men ignore this for days and hope somebody else will take of it Vacuum cleaner change a light bulb If you're an average person you’ll experience about an hour of this today Peace and quiet “If the federal government intends to reduce our rights or threaten our property, then it is no longer a government that is worthy of our respect” Southern Planter 1. 2. 3. 4. New lands from the Mexican War once again raises the issue of slavery in 1849 Admit California as a free state New Mexico and Utah territory will use popular Sovereignty Abolish the sale of slave in D.C. (but slaves are legal in D.C.) Stronger Fugitive Slave Act Harriet Beecher Stowe published this instant best seller about a slave owner (from the North) in the South and his brutality towards one of his slaves! Convinced northerners that slavery would ruin the nation “So this is the little lady who made this big war” Abraham Lincoln North South Thought that the book over exaggerated the idea of slavery Looked upon slaves as an extended part of the household Brought about the moral issue Would not allow U.S. to be a bunch of Simon Legrees Accused Northerners of enslaving people in their factories New territories are established west of the Mississippi River Douglas had a plan to gain support for a transcontinental railroad from Chicago He also had political aspirations Repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820 Allow popular sovereignty (the people) to decide whether these areas should be free or slave states North will hate this proposal, and be outraged by Douglas idea In protest of the Nebraska and Kansas Act Democrats, Whigs and Free Soilers sympathetic to stopping the “Slave Power” (or the South) create the new Republican Party! Pro-Slavery vs. Antislavery groups move to Kansas to decide slavery issue in Kansas Violence erupts in territory for the next two years! John Brown goes on rampage which deepens division between the North and South even more Violence in our Capital Senator Sumners (Mass) a leading Republican bitterly attacked Southerners for forcing slavery in Kansas Made bold comments against Andrew Butler (S.C.) Preston Brooks, Butlers nephew, beats Sumner unmercifully with a cane Dred Scott filed suit because he and his wife had lived in a free territory as slaves Supreme Court ruled against him Meant Congress had no power to ban slavery anywhere Every compromise becomes unconstitutional If you are an average person, you have 12 of these at home and you didn’t pay for any of them. What are they? Pen The average person will spend 45 minutes doing this during a night out. What is it? Being on your smart phone 84% of people bring at least 2 of these with them when they travel. What is it? Mobile devices 7 debates between two very different individuals for the Senate in Illinois Their debates brought up the topic of whether slavery should be prohibited in the West Douglas believed that majority of people in a state could do anything they wished Lincoln did not believe that a majority should have power to deny a minority of its rights Lincoln loses but becomes popular! Harpers Ferry, Virginia John Brown and 21 men hoped to seize an arsenal of weapons to give to enslaved people U.S. troops will be sent to capture and stop John Brown John Brown is convicted of treason and hung! “I John Brown am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away; but with Blood” Lincoln vs. Douglas in the North Breckinridge vs. Bell in the South Lincoln wins all the free states but NJ. Lincoln wins and captures the presidency without a single electoral vote in the South (180) South is outraged by the results Argued, since we volunteered to join the Union, we can leave as well 6 states secede almost immediately creating the Confederate states of America A last stitch effort to compromise with the South was made by John Crittenden (Crittenden Plan) Slavery was to be recognized South of 36th parallel all the way to the Pacific Senate opposes the plan Lincoln emphasizes his duty to enforce the law He refuses to recognize The Confederate States of America "We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battle-field, and patriot grave, to every living heart….will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.” Fort Sumter is fired upon. Federal Fort in Charleston S.C. Federal Fort that will be fired on by the South First shots of the Civil War!