1. Differences That Lead to War
The Union (North) and Confederates (South)

2. The Union Industry -- Factories, Mines, and Trade Free Immigrant Labor
Economy
Industry -- Factories, Mines, and Trade
Free Immigrant Labor
Growing Cities
Tariffs (taxes)
Want high tariffs to keep foreign goods expensive

3. The Union Opposed slavery and its spread
Radical and Moderate Abolitionists
States’ Rights
Want Congress to have more power than the states
Banks
Want a national bank to finance industry and business

4. Farming -- Cash Crops (Cotton, Rice, Sugar) Slave Labor
The Confederates
Economy
Farming -- Cash Crops (Cotton, Rice, Sugar)
Slave Labor
Large Plantations
Tariffs (taxes)
Want low tariffs to make foreign goods cheap to buy

5. The Confederates Favor slavery and Fugitive Slave Law
Need it to preserve way of life / Want it to expand West
States’ Rights
Want States to have more power than Congress
Banks
Want State banks that loan money to small farmers
The Confederates

7. Illustrated Timeline of the Causes of Civil War
Homework (Due Friday)
Illustrated Timeline of the Causes of Civil War

8. Map: Choosing Sides in Civil War
Tomorrow…
Map:
Choosing Sides in Civil War