1. A House Divided Ch. 15

2. Starter: Wed. 4/30/14
In your opinion, of all the things that led to the Civil War, which one do you think was the biggest? And Why?

3. Abolitionist Movement
Leaders
William Fredrick Douglass
Lloyd Garrison
Angelina and Sarah Grimke
Sojourner Truth
Harriet Tubman
and others
Methods
Lectures, speeches
Pamphlets
Newspapers (Liberator, North Star), articles
Antislavery societies
Nonfiction books (Uncle Toms Cabin), plays. Poetry, novels
Petition congress
Underground Railroad

4. Underground Railroad
The organization was not an actual railroad but was a network of people who arranged transportation and hiding places for fugitives, or escaped slaves.

5. Reasons for Opposing the End of Slavery
Racist Attitudes
Fear of losing jobs
Vital to Economy and culture

6. Effects of Opposition to the Movement
Dangerous to voice opinions
Made Emancipation more unlikely

7. Compromise of 1850 Problem Solution CA free state
California wanted to enter the Union as a free state. This would once again disrupt the balance
Solution
CA free state
Fugitive Slave Act strengthen and enforced
UT and NM territory decided slave question

8. Fugitive Slave Act What:
Made it a crime to help runaway slaves and allowed officials to arrest those slaves in free areas.
Effect: More frustration from the North, making more abolitionists

9. Kansas-Nebraska Act
When Passed:
1854
What it did:
Divided rest of LA Purchase into Kansas and Nebraska territories
How it dealt with slavery:
Removed MO compromise limit on slavery north of 36˚30’ latitude; residents vote whether to allow slavery

10. KANSAS-NEBRASKA ACT
Effect: Both antislavery and pro-slavery groups send supporters to Kansas to vote.
-With help from Missouri voters, pro-slavery forces control legislature. Antislavery forces form own legislature in response. TWO GOVERNMENTS ARE FORMED FOR ONE STATE! A MINI CIVIL WAR!
-Pro-Slavery forces try to arrest antislavery government, leading to the Sack of Lawrence and one death
Abolitionist John Brown leads Pottawatomie Massacre, in which five pro-slavery men are killed.

11. Dred Scott Case Issue Ruling Are slaves citizens? No they are property
Slave on Free Soil: Are they free?
No because he was in Missouri when he sued.
Constitution Prohibits slavery in LA Purchase
Declared Missouri compromise unconstitutional and against fifth amendment

12. Consequences of the Dred Scott Case.
The court essentially said that the government did not have the right to make rules on slavery.
This angered the North.

13. Lincoln-Douglas Debates
Opposed to the SPREAD of Slavery (never spoke of abolition or emancipation until he was president)
Felt all are Entitled to Rights in Declaration of Independence
Opposed Lincolns view
Said making states free states would lead to war.
Believed citizens should make the decision, let them vote

14. Douglas Wins!!!!!
Keeps the lid on a pot of boiling water, leaves the mess for Lincoln to deal with.

15. John Brown’s Raid
Began when he and his men (sons) took over and raided the arsenal in Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in hopes of starting a slave rebellion.
Expected slaves to join the fight, no one did.
Was tried and convicted of treason, and shot to death.
Effect: South is angered and terrified.

16. Politicians: Person Significance John C Breckinridge John Bell
Southern Democratic Party
Election of 1860
John Bell
Constitutional Union
Abraham Lincoln
Republican
Jefferson Davis
President of Confederate States of America
John C Crittenden
Tried the last peaceful settlement between North and South

17. Secession Fear from John Brown’s Raid Abolitionist Movement
Abraham Lincoln’s Election