Bell Starter List 3 events we’ve covered that led to sectionalism, thus leading to the outbreak of the Civil War. Explain why you chose the three events and how you think they led to the Civil War.

Possible Answers Invention of the Cotton Gin Missouri Compromise (1820) Balance power between slaves and free states Compromise of 1850 California and western areas free Popular sovereignty- voters decision Nullification Crisis States could nullify federal law deemed unconstitutional Wilmot Proviso Legislation designed to ban slavery

Goal 3: Crisis, Civil War, and Reconstruction (1848-1877) Lesson 1 The Causes

Lincoln-Douglas Debates 1858 Kansas-Nebraska Act 1854 John Brown raids Harper’s Ferry 1859 Compromise of 1850 1850 1855 1860 1865 Bleeding Kansas 1854 Lincoln Elected 1860 Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin 1852 Brooks Beats Sumner 1854 Dred Scott v Sanford 1857 Fort Sumter Attacked 1861 Underground Railroad

Compromise of 1850 Created by Henry Clay to solve the controversy between free states and slave states The terms of the Compromise of 1850: California admitted to the Union as a free state (Favored the North) Strict fugitive slave law (Favored the South) northern states forcibly return escaped slaves back to South Popular sovereignty would be followed in the territories gained from the Mexican Cession allowing residents of the new territories to vote for or against slavery).

Uncle Tom’s Cabin In 1852, abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe published the world-wide best seller, Uncle Tom’s Cabin The book created major sectional friction The South criticized the book as an attack on the Southern way of life(horrors of slavery) The North increased its protests against the Fugitive Slave Act When Lincoln met Stowe during the Civil War, he said, “So this is the little lady who made the big war.”

Uncle Tom’s Cabin

Underground Railroad In reaction to the Fugitive Slave Act, the Underground Railroad was established. It was a network to aid fugitives slaves to freedom from the South to the North. The most famous “conductor” was Harriet Tubman. AKA “Black Moses”

Underground Railroad

Kansas-Nebraska Act Stephen Douglas pushed the Kansas-Nebraska Act through Congress which called for popular sovereignty in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. People from Missouri (slave state) moved to Kansas to vote illegally. A pro-slavery government was established in Lecompton, Kansas. An anti-slavery government was established in Lawrence, Kansas. Months later, Kansas was plagued with an outbreak of violence between the two opposing sides.

Bleeding Kansas The rift in Kansas led to violence and murders. Abolitionist John Brown led the “Pottawatomie Massacre” by kidnapping five proslavery men & killing them. Over 200 people were killed. A civil war broke out in Kansas.

Brooks beats Sumner Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner was verbally attacking supporters of slavery on the Senate floor, especially Andrew Butler of South Carolina. “The Crime Against Kansas” Butler’s nephew (Preston Brooks a South Carolina Representative) entered the Senate floor and attacked Sumner with his cane. Division between North and South grew wider and deeper

Dred Scott v. Sanford Add to Supreme Ct Chart P. 210

Lincoln-Douglas Debates The 1858 Illinois Senate race produced an important debate on the issue of the extension of slavery in the territories . Douglas: (“Little Giant”)did not believe slavery was immoral; believed popular sovereignty would kill slavery in time Lincoln: (“Honest Abe”) believed slavery was immoral; believed legislation was required to end slavery gradually ; slavery should not be allowed to spread. Douglas won the Senate seat, but Lincoln and his beliefs were introduced to the nation.

Raid on Harpers Ferry On October 16, 1859, abolitionist John Brown led a band of 21 men, black and white, to seize the federal arsenal (location where weapons are made and/or stored) in Harpers Ferry, VA. His goal was to seize weapons and give them to slaves who could then rise up in armed rebellion (slavery) Plan failed and Brown was captured (Robert E. Lee)and hanged.

Lincoln Elected (1860) No Southern states voted for Lincoln. South Carolina was the first state to secede the Union. Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Texas The Southern states met in Alabama formed The Confederate States of America (Confederacy) in 1861. Jefferson Davis was elected President of the Confederacy. Question: Do states have the right to secede from the Union?

Fort Sumter Attacked (1861) The first shots of the Civil War were fired at Fort Sumter in South Carolina. Confederates took over federal installations in their states. Lincoln considers this an act of rebellion and treason. The Civil War had started