1. Warm Up – Thursday, January 5th, 2017
What rules/expectations should you know and follow for this classroom?
What changes do you want to make this semester?

2. Unit 6: Causes of the Civil War
Standard
SS8H6a: Explain the importance of key issues and events that led to the Civil War
Today’s focus: regional differences between the North and South

3. At the top of your paper…
Divide your paper into 3 columns. Title the second column “North” and the third column “South.” The first should remain blank and should be a little smaller. Be prepared to use an entire paper for today’s notes.
North
South

4. Land Use South North Industry Steam engines and factory system
Natural harbors for power mills
Agriculture
Warm climate and fertile soil
Grew cotton, indigo, tobacco

5. Economics South North Fewer cities; more rural Urban Fewer jobs
People lived in the country and provided for themselves
Expected little of the government
Urban
People lived in or near cities
Interdependent population
Expected more out of government

6. Tariffs (taxes) South North
Favored a low tariff so they could purchase manufactured goods cheaply
Favored high tariff to protect American industry from British competition

7. States’ Rights & Nullification
South
North
Believed states had more sovereignty (independence)
The Constitution was just a pact and states could withdraw if they pleased
Nullification (cancelling)
Believed the country’s laws came before the states’ laws
Rejected nullification, saying only Supreme Court could rule laws unconstitutional
Secession is illegal

8. The West
South
North
Sell land quickly and cheaply to begin agriculture
States should vote on slavery (called popular sovereignty)
Sell land to make money for the government
No slaves

9. Slavery
South
North
Needed slaves to provide a workforce for cotton industry
No need for slaves
Most states had outlawed slavery

10. Causes of the Civil War
Sectionalism: the placing of needs of one’s region over the needs of the nation as a whole.

11. Map of U.S. After Secession

12. Friday, January 6th
“A house divided against itself cannot stand.” –Abraham Lincoln
What does this quote mean?
How does it relate to Monday’s discussion about regional differences?

13. Standards:
SS8H6a: Explain key issues and events that led to the civil war.
Today’s Focus: states’ rights, nullification, compromises

14. Problem #1: The Tariff & States’ Rights
Nullification Crisis
1828: Jackson passes a tariff to be placed on European goods
1832: South Carolina issues the Ordinance of Nullification, which stated they did not recognize the tariff as valid and threatened to secede
SC and other southern states felt it was their right to have final authority over laws that affected them, not the federal government

15. Missouri Compromise of 1820

16. Problem #2 - Missouri Compromise of 1820
Under the compromise plan, Missouri joins the U.S. as a slave state and Maine would join the U.S. as a free state
Slavery would not be allowed north of the 36º N line.

17. Mexican American War – 1846-1848
What kinds of problems will this new territory bring about?

18. Compromise of 1850
Which region does this compromise favor? The north or south? Why?

19. Compromise of 1850 Under the new plan:
California joins the union as a free state
Utah and New Mexico territories will decide on slavery by popular sovereignty
Slave trade in D.C. ends.
Fugitive Slave Act: punished those who helped runaway slaves and demanded slaves be returned to the South

20. The Georgia Platform
Georgia disliked the Compromise of 1850 because free and slave states would be unbalanced.
Stated that they would NOT secede IF the northern states followed the Fugitive Slave Act and stop trying to ban slavery.

21. Thursday, December 10th
What were the components of the Missouri Compromise?
Which region, north or south, got the better deal from the Compromise of 1850? Why?

22. Today’s Task: Standards:
SS8H6a: Explain key issues and events that led to the civil war.
Today’s Focus: Kansas-Nebraska Act, Dred Scott Decision, Uncle Tom’s Cabin
You and a partner will read about important causes of the Civil War. As you read, complete the chart.
Then, you will both come up with new ideas for political parties for the upcoming 1860 election.
Today’s Task:

23. Warm Up
Think about the issues that have occurred during the first half of the 1800s. (If you’ve forgotten everything we learned this week, just look at the terms on the white board.)
What issues might be important for presidential candidates in the 1860 presidential election?

24. Election of 1860 Republican Party Candidate: Abraham Lincoln
Platform: stop the spread of slavery
Democratic Party
Splintered, with multiple candidates
Candidate: Stephen Douglas
Platform: popular sovereignty & pro-slavery

25. Election of 1860

26. Election of 1860
Lincoln only won 40% of the popular vote, and this angered pro-slavery states.
South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union.

27. Alexander Stephens
A Georgia congressman who warned the state that secession would lead to economic ruin.
He wanted to wait and see what Lincoln would do in office before seceding.
He eventually became vice president of the Confederacy.