Review Civil War

Five major reasons for the Civil War Economic and social differences between the North and South States vs. Federal Rights The fight between slave and free states Growth of Abolition The election of Abraham Lincoln

Economic and Social Differences Basis of economy: agriculture vs. industry

Economic and Social Differences Differences between city and country living Changing attitudes vs. stratified way of life North impacted by more immigration South held to centuries old Plantation System

State vs. Federal Rights The state should decide whether it was free or slave vs. the federal government should decide whether it was free or slave Nullification Crisis and Andrew Jackson Obamacare Stems from distrust of central British government prior to Revolution

The fight between slave and free states Fighting for power in the Senate and the House led to violence Missouri Compromise Compromise of 1850 Bleeding Kansas

Growth of the Abolition Movement Harriet Beecher-Stow, Fredrick Douglas More people became sensitive to the issue

Growth of the Abolition Movement Stowe states that she did not think about the slavery issue because it was too painful for her to consider. What other things through history or your life have been avoided because they are too difficult to deal with? Why do we avoid difficult issues? Is that the most efficient way to handle things? Are the compromises already mentioned evidence of similar thinking?

Election of Abraham Lincoln Lincoln was clearly anti-slavery States seceded before he even took office

What divisive issues are the in the United States today? How can they be solved? Can they be resolved? Is another Civil War possible?

What is the biggest social injustice in the world today? Voting rights? Gay rights? Women’s rights? Poverty? Healthcare? Education? Terrorism? Religious violence?