Unit 2 Timeline Was Reconstruction Successful?

Map of the United States in 1816

1816 Map of the United States by John Melish

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Map of the United States in 1872

What to do about slavery?

Missouri Compromise (1820) Maine and Missouri were new states – Maine = Free state – Missouri = Slave state And the rest…? – 36 o 30’ Parallel dividing line (Mason-Dixon line)’ North = Slavery illegal South = Slavery allowed ?

1849: Gold Rush in California!

What to do about slavery? Popular Sovereignty!

Popular Sovereignty “The People” means: “The People” “Rule” means: “Rule” In other words… “The people decide” Popular Sovereignty meant that the people in each territory would vote to decide whether or not slavery would be allowed there.

What to do about slavery? The Compromise of 1850

Compromise of 1850 The “Great Compromise” Said… – CA entered the Union as a free state – Popular sovereignty in NM and Utah – The abolition of the slave trade in D.C. – Stronger fugitive slave law

Missouri Compromise Maine and Missouri were new states – Maine = Free state – Missouri = Slave state And the rest…? – 36’30 o Parallel dividing line (Mason-Dixon line) North = Slavery illegal South = Slavery allowed ?

Compromise of 1850

1854: Kansas & Nebraska Act Proposed by Stephen Douglas The Act Said: – Kansas & Nebraska will also have pop. sov. Nebraska = Voted free state Kansas = Voted slave state – But, was it a fair election? – Both anti-slavery and pro-slavery forces begin to stream into Kansas…

Bleeding Kansas : mini-Civil War (dress rehearsal) – Pro-slavery forces attacked abolitionists – Abolitionist John Brown massacred slavery forces

Lincoln vs. Douglas Debates (1858) Abraham Lincoln (R) and Stephen Douglas (D) battle for position of Senator from Illinois

Lincoln vs. Douglas Debates (1858) Abraham Lincoln (R) and Stephen Douglas (D) battle for position of Senator from Illinois – The nation paid close attention Lincoln: Opposed the spread of slavery “A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free.” Douglas: Believed in “state’s rights” Douglas won the Senate seat. But Lincoln won the Presidency two years later (1860)

But Lincoln won the Presidency two years later barely

Secession! To secede means to formally withdraw membership, to break away from, and to break all ties On December 20, 1860, South Carolina seceded from the United States …and the Civil War began!

Then there was a war… US Civil War ( )

Then Lincoln freed the slaves… 1863: Emancipation Proclamation means: freedom 1864: 13 th Amendment says “no slavery” 1868: 14 th Amendment says slaves are citizens 1870: 15 th Amendment says all citizens can vote statement or speech means: statement or speech Questions for next time… Were African Americans really free? Did Lincoln really free them? Questions for next time… Were African Americans really free? Did Lincoln really free them?

What happened next? Lincoln was assassinated (April 14, 1865)… …America had to figure out how to put the country back together again Reconstruction!

Build-up to Civil War Comic Strips ①Pick a comic strip template ②Draw a storyboard depicting the key details from the top 5 events on the timeline ③Include text and color to enhance your ideas

Who was Abraham Lincoln?

16 th President From Illinois Not a radical abolitionist, merely wanted to stop the spread of slavery Will fight the Civil War to preserve the Union “If I could preserve the Union by freeing all of the slaves, I would… If I could preserve the Union by freeing none of the slaves, I would.” “If I could preserve the Union by freeing all of the slaves, I would… If I could preserve the Union by freeing none of the slaves, I would.”

Evaluate this Statement “Slavery was the sole cause of the Civil War.”

Emancipation Proclamation Um…

Civil War Casualties Compared to Other Wars

Secession! To secede means to formally withdraw membership, to break away from, and to break all ties Some states seceded as soon as Lincoln was elected Other states waited until after the first big battle (Fort Sumter)

The Importance of Fort Sumter April, 1861

The Importance of Fort Sumter North provoked to fight South seen as the aggressor Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and N.C. join the Confederacy but Border States do NOT

Secession! To secede means to formally withdraw membership, to break away from, and to break all ties

Slide on the advantages of the North vs. South

Show images of battles/war-torn South

Figure out how the war ended…

Probably something on Lincoln’s assassination

Intro to Reconstruction Include Family Guy video here