United States Civil war: causes, course and effects (1840 – 1877) The American Civil War The Cotton Economy and Slavery

Warm-Up: Quote Analysis Respond to the following quote by Shelby Foote… “Before the war, the collection of ‘United’ States were an ‘are’; after the war the USA became an ‘is’. And had the Confederates won, the USA would have become a ‘was’.” For example… The United States are deciding whether to trade with China. The United States is deciding whether to trade with China

The Success of the “Great experiment” Geographical Political Republican – no monarch Federal – several states, while independent, combine for national purposes Democratic – ultimate power is vested in the people and their elected representatives L.P. doubled size of the US; 1860 from 13 states to 33 and extended from the Atlantic to Pacific System pride of most Americans and the envy of British and European radicals; considered themselves to be the world’s most civilized and fortunate people

FISCAL: The Market Revolution If someone says it better, let them say it… Crash Course US History #12 While watching, complete the fill-in notes!

American Failure Does everyone benefit from the “great experiment”? For a country based on the Declaration of Independence’s assertion ‘that all men are created equal’, does the lack of equality mean that the “great experiment” is a failure? Some 620,000 Americans were to die in the conflict, as many as in almost all America’s subsequent wars put together

Should the war be called a ‘civil war’? Implies two different groups fighting for control of a single government War waged by two separate regions Most Northerners on Union side Most Southerners on Confederate side Confederacy seeking to exist independently

Should the war be called a ‘civil war’? “The War Between the States”? OR “The War of the Rebellion” ? “--------------------------------”?

North Versus South Southerners came to believe that the South possessed a character quite distinct from that of the North… But is this the case? Language? Religion? Legal System? Political Culture? Heritage? Race? Language? Religion? Legal System? Political Culture? Heritage? Race? Were the two halves of the “union” made for each other? Historians blame a small minority of extremists—Northern abolitionists and Southern ‘fire-eaters’ (Southerners who wanted to leave the Union) for tensions in the years before 1861, and blamed blundering politicians for failing to find a solution to the ‘impending crisis’

Southern Guilt? After Lincoln’s election success in 1860 many Southerners determined to secede from the Union… To what extent was the South to blame for the Civil War? To what extent was the South to blame for the Civil War?

Comparison of “Purpose” Based on the secondary and primary source reading… What comparison can you draw between the situations for the Southerners and the Japanese? How did they feel? Why did they feel this way? Was their response justified?

Quickwrite: How Successful was the “Great Experiment”? A people of plenty? Population growth Urbanization Western Expansion Industry Agriculture Transport A society of equals? The American dream Rags to riches Slavery Women’s Status