Compromise of 1850 (five main facts) Essential Question: How did the issue of slavery intensify the differences between the northern and southern economy, social structure, and culture? Compromise of 1850 (five main facts) 1. California was entered as a free state. 2. New Mexico and Utah were each allowed to use popular sovereignty to decide the issue of slavery. In other words, the people would pick whether the states would be free or slave.

Essential Question: How did the issue of slavery intensify the differences between the northern and southern economy, social structure, and culture? Compromise of 1850

Essential Question: How did the issue of slavery intensify the differences between the northern and southern economy, social structure, and culture? Compromise of 1850 (five main facts) 3. The Republic of Texas gave up lands that it claimed in present day New Mexico and received $10 million to pay its debt to Mexico. 4. The slave trade was abolished in the District of Columbia.

Essential Question: How did the issue of slavery intensify the differences between the northern and southern economy, social structure, and culture? Compromise of 1850 (five main facts) 5. The Fugitive Slave Act made any federal official who did not arrest a runaway slave liable to pay a fine. This was the most controversial part of the Compromise of 1850 and caused many abolitionists to increase their efforts against slavery.

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Essential Question: How did the issue of slavery intensify the differences between the northern and southern economy, social structure, and culture? Kansas-Nebraska Act passed by congress in 1854 Effectively repealed the MO Compromise Allowed previously free and unorganized territories of KS and NE to choose whether or not to permit slavery by popular sovereignty

Essential Question: How did the issue of slavery intensify the differences between the northern and southern economy, social structure, and culture? Kansas-Nebraska Act Supporters of both sides raced to KS Eventually setting up rival governments Territory became known as “bleeding Kansas” Armed clashes between the two sides

Essential Question: How did the issue of slavery intensify the differences between the northern and southern economy, social structure, and culture? Kansas-Nebraska Act Sumner-Brooks incident Sumner (MA senator) denounced the Act on the senate floor Brooks (SC senator) approached Sumner said he was insulted b/c he was from the South and was related to one of the act’s authors Brooks beat Sumner with a heavy cane almost killing him

Essential Question: How did the issue of slavery intensify the differences between the northern and southern economy, social structure, and culture? Dred Scott Decision (1587) Dred Scott, a slave in MO went with his owner into a free territory where he lived for 4 years His owner later returned to MO, where he died Scott sued for his freedom

Essential Question: How did the issue of slavery intensify the differences between the northern and southern economy, social structure, and culture? Dred Scott Decision (1587) SCOTUS ruled that he had no right to sue because as a slave he was not a citizen Also declared that a slave owner could not be deprived if is “property” without due process of law Struck down the Missouri Compromise because it was a violation of the 5th amendment

Essential Question: How did the issue of slavery intensify the differences between the northern and southern economy, social structure, and culture? Raid on Harper’s Ferry(1859) Group of radical abolitionist led by John Brown Attacked the federal arsenal at Harper’s Ferry Planned to seize weapons and give them to slaves

Essential Question: How did the issue of slavery intensify the differences between the northern and southern economy, social structure, and culture? Raid on Harper’s Ferry(1859) Plan failed when US troops under the command of Robert E Lee surrounded the arsenal and forced them to surrender Brown was hanged Many saw it as a sign that blood would have to be shed for the South to protect its way of life

Essential Question: How did the issue of slavery intensify the differences between the northern and southern economy, social structure, and culture? Create a wordle depicting the causes of the Civil War Open a word document Type in your own words the causes of the civil war from class notes and your reading of chapter 10 For example Decide which causes you feel played the largest part in the war and copy and past these several times in the document To keep words in a phrase together: type ~ in between the words Located in upper left corner of keyboard

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