Road to War 1850-1860.

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

Jeopardy Famous People Causes of the war Compromise Of 1850 Kansas Nebraska Act Leftovers Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400.

Advertisements

Slavery in the North Though legal, slavery was largely unnecessary in the North. By 1804, all Northern states had outlawed slavery within their borders.

Note Page 20 “Immediate Causes of the Civil War” US History.

The First Political Party System: The Crisis Over the Extension of Slavery to the Territories.

UNIT 10: Road to the Civil War

A Mighty Avalanche-Issues Chart Causes of the Civil War.

Causes of the Civil War 10 Critical Events. US-Mexican War ( ) Starts with a fight over Texas Results in the addition of lots of new territory (S.W.

PRE-CIVIL WAR NOTES. Missouri Compromise (1820) 1. Missouri Compromise (1820) a. Maine enters as a Free State b. Missouri enters as a Slave State c. No.

Divisive Politics of Slavery

THE UNION IN PERIL CHAPTER 10 Review When voters in a territory vote on whether or not to have slavery.

Road to the U.S. Civil War. Economic & Social Divisions, Distrust & Political Conflict → War The South was dependent on growing cotton and slavery A growing.

The Road to the American Civil War- Day 1. Early Attempts to Contain Slavery: REVIEW 1820: Missouri Compromise divides the nation at the 36 30’ parallel.

2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2pt 3 pt 4pt 5 pt 1pt 2pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4pt 5 pt 1pt Compromise Important People Abraham.

NATIONALISM becomes a victim of sectionalism (giving loyalty to a state or region rather than to the nation), thus giving rise to states’ rights issues.

200 Compromises PeopleEventsLeftovers Final Jeopardy

Causes of Civil War Review Sheet. 1. Abraham Lincoln 2. Stephen Douglas 3. John Brown 4.Henry Clay 5. Harriet B. Stowe 6. Jefferson Davis 7. Dred Scott.

Using your book and the reading, define the following Missouri Compromise Bleeding Kansas Compromise of 1850 Dred Scott Decision Election of 1860 John.

Territory Review Texas was annexed in 1845

A Nation Divided. After the Mexican-American War Wilmot Proviso – a proposed law that would ban all slavery in all territory gained in the Mexican Cession.

Slavery Divides a Nation Setting the Scene… Year – 1820 President – James Monroe Thomas Jefferson voices his opinion of slavery. 11 free states 11 slave.

North and South Divided.  Northwest Ordinance (1787) – Prohibited slavery in the Northwest Territory  1808 – International Slave Trade banned  Missouri.

The Path to the Civil War Pre-constitution law Prohibited slavery in the new territories Founding Fathers’ plans for the eventual end of slavery? #1: The.

Guiding Questions: Road to the Civil War  1) What were the various causes of the Civil War?  2) How did the issue of slavery and expansion lead to the.

Uncle Tom’s Cabin -Harriet Beecher Stowe

Issues Leading to the Civil War Southerners threaten secession to get what they want!!!

EVENTS LEADING TO THE CIVIL WAR Missouri Compromise, 1820 Missouri became a slave state. Missouri became a slave state. Maine became a free state. Maine.

Causes of the Civil War. Harriet Beecher Stowe She wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin in an effort to gain support for the abolitionist movement.

The road to the CIVIL WAR. Words you gotta know to understand why the Civil War happened 1. abolitionist 2. “Underground Railroad” 3. Uncle Tom’s Cabin.

Chapter 14 “A Divided Nation ” Ms. Monteiro Debate over Slavery Trouble in Kansas Political Divisions Grab Bag

Two Nations NorthSouth Against slavery, but prejudice exists. Pro-slavery – viewed it as one big happy family. Believes the North is motivated by profit.

Franklin Pierce, 1852 Promoted foreign expansion Issue of expansion of slavery.

3.01 Trace the economic, social, and political events from the Mexican War to the outbreak of the Civil War Analyze and assess the causes of the.

A Nation Divided Chapter

The First Political Party System:

Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811 – 1896)

Causes of the Civil War.

The 1850s: Road to Secession.

Causes of the Civil War.

The 1850s: Road to Secession.

US HISTORY OBJECTIVE 6.01 AND 6.02

Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811 – 1896)

By: Mr. Mark Gonzalez Grace Christian Academy

Uncle Tom’s Cabin -Harriet Beecher Stowe – female, abolitionist, author - rare -depicted evil side of slavery to the public “Uncle Tom” - slave “Simon.

Causes of the Civil War.

Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811 – 1896)

Events leading up to the American Civil War

Decade of Crisis

Aim: What was the most significant event leading up to the Civil War?

Causes of the Civil War.

Uncle Tom’s Cabin -Harriet Beecher Stowe

Causes of the Civil War How did the divide between North and South turn into a Civil War? TO THIS? FROM THIS?

Causes of the Civil War 10 Critical Events.

The Nation Breaks Apart

The 1850s: Road to Secession.

Missouri Compromise, 1820.

EVENTS LEADING TO THE CIVIL WAR

Uncle Tom’s Cabin -Harriet Beecher Stowe

Pre-Civil War compromises and events

Causes of Civil War.

Causes of the Civil War Summary Slides.

Uncle Tom’s Cabin -Harriet Beecher Stowe - author

More Causes of the Civil War

The 1850s: Road to Secession.

The 1850s: Road to Secession.

Road to War Decade of Crisis

The Road to Secession Part 2

The 1850s: Road to Secession.

The Divisive Politics of Slavery

Causes of the Civil War Chart

Decade of Crisis

Presentation transcript:

Road to War 1850-1860

Main Event #1 Compromise of 1850 California joins as free state New Mexico and Utah to be decided by popular sovereignty Texas border dispute settled Slave trade ended in D.C. (not slavery) Fugitive Slave Act

Main Event #2 Uncle Tom’s Cabin 1852 Written by Harriet Beecher Stowe Anti-slavery book, stirred emotions on both sides 300,000 copies sold in first year; eventually millions sold

Stephen Douglas: The Little Giant wants to build the railroad

Main Event #3 Kansas-Nebraska Act 1854 Senator Douglas wanted RR to start in Chicago going west Kansas and Nebraska to be decided by popular sovereignty Fierce bloodshed in Kansas resulted over slavery question

1856: Charles Sumner and Preston Brooks

1856

John Brown

“I think I’m a Whig; but others say there are not whigs, and that I’m an abolitionist…I now do no more than oppose the extension of slavery. I am not a Know Nothing…How could I be? How can anyone who abhors the oppression of negroes, be in favor of degrading classes of white people?”

Main Event #4 Dred Scott Case 1857 Missouri slave who moved to free state sued for freedom Supreme Ct. ruled he was not a citizen and had no right to sue (considered property) Therefore, slavery is protected by Constitution

1858 Illinois

Main Event #5 John Brown’s Raid 1859 Harper’s Ferry, Virginia Brown and followers tried to capture a federal arsenal to start a slave uprising Caused panic in the South, seen as martyr in the North

“I believe that to have interfered as I have done, as I have always freely admitted I have done in behalf of (God’s) despised poor, I did no wrong, but right. Now if it is deemed necessary that I should forfeit my life for the furtherance of the ends of justice and mingle my blood…with the blood of millions in this slave country whose rights are disregarded by wicked, cruel and unjust enactments, I say, let it be done!”

John Brown

Republican Nomination 1860 William Seward Favorite to win But too closely allied with radical wing of party who were abolitionists Needed the west’s vote to win…chose Lincoln instead

1860 Presidential Candidates

Main Event #6 Election of 1860 Lincoln wins Southern states begin to secede Dec. 20th, 1860, South Carolina secede from Union, 6 more states soon follow New nation called the Confederate States of America

Jefferson Davis

April 1861

Does teaching the uglier aspects of American history make students hate their country? “America’s ugliness defines its beauty as silence defines sound and sorrow defines joy.” – Leonard Pitts, Jr.

“A house divided against itself cannot stand.”

Advantages

Strategies and Technology

Jefferson Davis