1. What events led to a civil war in the United States?

2. Anti-slavery Causes

3. Nat Turner Revolt Turner kills master and his family
Other slaves join attacking other families
Turner found guilt—hung, body skinned and given to whites as souvenirs

4. Uncle Tom’s Cabin 1852 Written by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Anti-slavery novel
Slavery is cruel and unjust
Popular with Abolitionist in the North
Hated by slave-owning states
Turned the public against the Fugitive Slave Act

5. John Brown’s Raid of Harper’s Ferry
1859
John Brown
An abolitionist from the north
Broke into the arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia
He wanted to arm the slaves, so they could revolt
He was captured, found guilty, and hung

6. Laws and Court Case Causes

7. What might be some of the causes of their fight?
Gina and Pam go to Murrow and don’t really get along, but they keep away from each other. One day, they get into a huge fight and the whole crew gets involved.
What might be some of the causes of their fight?
Pride (someone’s bothering you)
Jealousy, competition
Relationships (betrayal)
He said/She said (rumors)
Facebook, bullying
Disagreements

8. Fugitive Slave Act
1850
Many slaves ran across the southern border into northern territory
angered antislavery northerners
the law made northerners feel as if they were part of the slave system
convinced more northerners that slavery was immoral and evil

9. Missouri Compromise Missouri applied for admission as a slave state
Maine requested statehood as free state
Compromise
36 Parallel
States north of it—free (slavery not allowed)
States south of it—slavery was allowed

10. Kansas-Nebraska Act Popular sovereignty
People who lived in Kansas and Nebraska territory made decision whether slavery was acceptable or not
North was mad about this decision who believed in the Missouri Compromise
South supported this Act
Resulted in violence – “Bleeding Kansas”

12. Dred Scott Decision 1857 Dred Scott slave
Scott’s owner moved him to Illinois, a free state, claims he is free
Owner dies
Slaves are property- 5th amendment states people can take property anywhere- *Property included Slaves*
Slaves or descendents of slaves were not considered citizens
Dred Scott had no legal rights

13. Causes of Civil War?
The Laws Caused the War: Made people go against each other. The Kansas-Nebraska Act led to VIOLENCE. The laws are inconsistent – say one thing and do another.
Ignoring the compromise of Missouri, like with the kansas-neb act.
Dred Scott case – slaves are PROPERTY. The north was upset about this because they’re abolitionists.
John Brown – gave slaves weapons. The North called him a HERO. South called him a terrorist.
Uncle Tom’s Cabin was a book that showed inside of slavery (south said it was Propaganda).

14. Political Causes

15. Can Texas secede the Union?
Right after the results of the 2012 presidential election had been revealed, something out of the ordinary began happening. United States citizens started filing petitions so that their states could secede from their country due to Barack Obama being re-elected as president. As of the evening of Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, the petition for Texas' secession has reached over 112,000 signatures.

16. Election Results
2012-Obama Wins!
1860- Lincoln Wins!

18. Election of 1860 Lincoln v. Douglass Lincoln wins the vote
All different points of view about slavery
Question on states obeying government laws
Lincoln wins the vote
Many states don’t trust that he will try to work things out
southern states secede (break away) from the Union

19. Tariffs (Taxes) on Foreign Goods
1828
Northern factories were producing many of those same goods as Europe
Northern politicians passed taxes on imported goods from Europe
Southerners would have to buy goods from the North.
Southerners did not like tax
Economy would suffer
Europeans would buy less cotton

20. Battle of Fort Sumter April 12-13,1861
South Carolina secedes from union, following 6 other states
South fires shots at the Union
34 hour period
The Civil War officially began