Transcript PowerPoint Presentation - Catawba County Schools

The US Civil War lasted from 1861 to 1865
and led to over 618,000 casualties. Its
causes can be traced back to tensions
that formed early in the nation's history.
The following are the top five causes that
led to the "War Between the States."
To better understand your vocabulary as well as the acts that
continued to lead to Civil War among the States, be sure to
click the links to view short explanations of each.
3. The fight between Slave and Non-Slave State
Proponents.
Key Vocabulary
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was one of the largest land deals in history. In
1803, the United States paid approximately $15 million dollars for over
800,000 square miles of land.
Mexican War
Fought between the United States and Mexico starting from the United
States' annexation of Texas in 1845 and from a dispute over whether Texas
ended at the Nueces River or the Rio Grande.
Missouri Compromise
Missouri applied for admittance as a union state. Adding Missouri as a slave
state would have upset the balance of power in favor of the slave states.
Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820 made a rule that prohibited
slavery in states from the former Louisiana Purchase except in Missouri.
As part of the compromise, Maine was also admitted to the union as a free
state.
Fugitive Slave Act
The Fugitive Slave Act was instated to tell Americans how to give runaway
slaves back to their owners in the proper way. The Southern States put
pressure on Congress to make this happen. The Fugitive Slave Act stated that
lost or runaway slave had to be returned to their owners.
Popular sovereignty
This principle states that the source of governmental power lies
with the people. This belief stems from the concept of the social
contract and the idea that government should be for the benefit of
its citizens. If the government is not protecting the people, it
should be dissolved.
Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas refers to the time between 1854-58 when the Kansas
territory was the site of much violence over whether the territory would be
free or slave. The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 set the scene by allowing
the territory of Kansas to decide for itself whether it would be free or slave,
a situation known as popular sovereignty. With the passage of the act,
thousands of pro- and anti-slavery supporters flooded the state. Violent
clashes soon occurred, especially once "border ruffians" crossed over from
the South to sway the vote to the pro-slavery side.
Copy the following questions in your notebook. If you read and
watch the video clips, provide complete answers.
As the United States began to expand its territories, what problem
arose?
Who was Henry Clay and what his contributions to the problems
of slavery?
Describe what the Underground Railroad was, how it came about,
and how it worked?
Who was Harriet Tubman?
As America began to expand, first with the lands gained from the
Louisiana Purchase and later with the Mexican War, the question of
whether new states admitted to the union would be slave or free. The
Missouri Compromise passed in 1820 made a rule that prohibited
slavery in states from the former Louisiana Purchase the latitude 36
degrees 30 minutes north except in Missouri.
During the Mexican War, conflict started about what would happen with the
new territories that the US expected to gain upon victory. David Wilmot
proposed the Wilmot Proviso in 1846 which would ban slavery in the new
lands. However, this was shot down to much debate. The Compromise of
1850 was created by Henry Clay, an American lawyer, politician, and skilled
speaker who represented Kentucky in both the United States Senate and
House of Representatives. He , with help of others created a provision in
order to deal with the balance between slave and free states, northern and
southern interests. One of the provisions was the fugitive slave act.
Click the link “Compromise of 1850 and Fugitive Slave Act ” and in
your notebook, create a list of what the “Compromise of 1850” did for
the states. In addition, describe the effect of the “Fugitive Slave Act and
what resulted from it.
Another issue that further increased tensions was the KansasNebraska Act of 1854. It created two new territories that would
allow the states to use popular sovereignty to determine whether
they would be free or slave. The real issue occurred in Kansas
where pro-slavery Missourians began to pour into the state to
help force it to be slave. They were called "Border Ruffians."
Problems came to a head in violence at Lawrence, Kansas. The
fighting that occurred caused it to be called "Bleeding Kansas." The
fight even erupted on the floor of the senate when anti-slavery
proponent Charles Sumner was beat over the head by South
Carolina's Senator Preston Brooks.
Click the link below. In your notebook, write a paragraph
depicting slavery in North Carolina. What determinations can
you make by observing the map?
Slavery in North Carolina