The Road to the civil war
Sectionalism loyalty to and personal identification with a section of the U.S. (like the South), instead of to the whole nation; differences among regions affected the actions, reactions, and viewpoints of its people...what’s the opposite?
Daniel Webster (North) John C. Calhoun (South) Henry Clay (West) anti-slaverypro-slavery pro-economic growth and infrastructure (new roads/railroads) pro-tariff (Tariff of Abominations, anyone?) anti-tariffpro-tariff federal authoritystates’ rights federal authority, U.S. self-sufficient
Kansas-Nebraska Act 1854
voters within territories would determine whether slave or free (what’s this process known as?) violated the Missouri Compromise...angered north 1000’s of non-residents (some New England abolitionists and many pro-slavery Missourians) voted in Kansas violence erupted...BLEEDING KANSAS! two territory governments were formed
slaves were not citizens slaves were property slaves could not file law suits Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional Dred Scott v. Sanford
It’s Gettin’ HOT
STATES’ RIGHTS...southern states believed: 1. states had the right to nullify illegal federal laws (like tariffs) 2. states could secede
SLAVERY southern states believed the North would abolish slavery this resulted in fights over whether new states would be free or slave
SECTIONALISM!
issue of slavery split the Democratic party between the North and South Republican Abraham Lincoln (northerner) won Southern states seceded from the Union and formed the Confederate States of ‘Merica The Election Of Lincoln