Journal Entry: 1/23/13 What is sectionalism? What were the causes of sectionalism in the United States? How do you fix the issue of sectionalism without war?

Pre-Civil War Worksheets Missouri Compromise Compromise of 1850 Kansas Nebraska Act/ Dred Scott Decision Southern secession

20.2 Confronting the Issue of Slavery Issue #1 Missouri applied for statehood as a slave state. Northerners OPPOSSED this because it would give the balance of power to the slave states. Southerners FAVORED this because they would gain power in government.

20.2 Confronting the Issue of Slavery Issue #2 The Tallmadge Amendment proposed that Missouri be admitted as a free state. Northerners FAVORED because they would have power in both the House and the Senate, and could stop slavery from moving west. Southerners OPPOSSED because it would give power to the North and then the North would be able to stop slavery.

What actually happened? The Missouri Compromise 1820 Maine becomes a free state. Missouri becomes a slave state. Draw a line through the middle of Louisiana Territory. North, slavery prohibited. South, slavery allowed.

20.4 The Missouri Compromise Unravels Issue #1 Abolitionists wanted to stop slavery in Washington, D.C., but Congress refused to consider anti-slavery petitions. Northerners were ANGERED because they didn’t want slavery in America’s capital. Southerners were PLEASED because they wanted no limitations on slavery.

20.4 The Missouri Compromise Unravels Issue #2 Some Northerners assisted fugitive slaves. Northerners TOLERATED this practice because they felt slavery was wrong. Southerners CONDEMNED this practice because runaway slaves are valuable property they are losing.

20.4 The Missouri Compromise Unravels Issue #3 The Wilmot Proviso stated slavery would not be allowed in the Mexican Cession. Northerners FAVORED this amendment because they wanted to prevent the expansion of slavery. Southerners OPPOSSED this amendment because slave holders felt congress had no right to tell slave owners where they could take their property.

20.4 The Missouri Compromise Unravels Issue #4 California applied for admission as a free state. Northerners FAVORED this because it would create more free states than slave states. Southerners OPPOSSED admitting California as a free state because Northern states would get the balance of power.

What actually happened? Compromise of 1850 California admitted as a free state. New Mexico and Utah territories were open to slavery. The slave trade was stopped in Washington D.C. A strong Fugitive Slave Law was passed.

20.6 Compromise Satisfies No One Issue #1 The Fugitive Slave Law caused bitterness between the North and the South. Northerners were DISSATISFIED with the way the Fugitive Slave Law was enforced because they were asked to help slave catchers and they felt slavery was wrong Southerners were DISSATISFIED with the Fugitive Slave Law because Northerners were refusing to enforce it

20.6 Compromise Satisfies No One Issue #2 The Book Uncle Tom’s Cabin told the story of a slave and his master. The book was POPULAR in the North because it allowed all people to see what slavery was like. The book was UNPOPULAR in the South because it turned people against slavery.

20.6 Compromise Satisfies No One Issue #3 The Kansas-Nebraska Act stated that the issue of slavery in those territories would be decided by popular sovereignty. Both pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces rushed to the territories to vote. Northerners were UNHAPPY with the act because it overturned the Missouri Compromise and allowed slavery to move to the West. Southerners were PLEASED because it allowed slavery to move into new western territories.

20.6 Compromise Satisfies No One Issue #4 The Dred Scott Case. Scott was a slave who believed his trip to Wisconsin made him a free man. Northerners believed he was FREE because he lived in a free territory. Southerners believed he was STILL A SLAVE because owners should have the right to take their slaves (property) anywhere

What actually happened? Kansas Nebraska Act / Dred Scott Kansas Nebraska Act- popular sovereignty (popular vote) would decide the issue of slavery in Kansas and Nebraska Territories. Congress cannot ban slavery in new territories. Dred Scott could not sue for his freedom since African Americans could not become citizen’s. Scott’s stay in Wisconsin did not make him a free man because the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional

20.8 From Compromise to Crisis Issue #1 During the Lincoln-Douglas debates , positions regarding slavery were made clear. Lincoln, representing the North, felt slavery was a MORAL issue because he felt slavery was wrong. Douglas, representing the South, felt slavery was a LEGAL issue because the law said slavery was allowed.

20.8 From Compromise to Crisis Issue #2 John Brown attacked the arsenal at Harpers Ferry to get weapons for a slave rebellion. Some Northerners UPSET the South after Brown’s raid because they considered him a hero. Southerners were FEARFUL about Brown’s raid because it might lead to rebellions and death.

20.8 From Compromise to Crisis Issue #3 In 1860 Abraham Lincoln was elected president. Northerners were HAPPY about the election because Lincoln was against slavery. Southerners were UNHAPPY with the election because the South lost their political power and Lincoln would stop slavery.

What actually happened? Southern Secession South Carolina and 6 other states seceded (left) from the Union (America). South Carolina fired on Fort Sumter First battle of the Civil War Lincoln goes to war to preserve the union