1. What does this quote mean? Why would anyone say it?
March 4, 2015
…whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute a new government... ********
What does this quote mean?
Why would anyone say it?
Do you agree? Why/Why not?
Who do you think said this quote?
Do you think they would say the Southerners had a right to secede?

2. Chapter 9: Section 1: Sectionalism and Secession
Even during the civil war sectionalism had an impact on the state. How did the state split on the issue of slavery?
 WEST= anti-slavery EAST=Pro-slavery
Describe the Missouri Compromise.
What was NC known for in comparison to the other southern states?
More of the citizens spoke out against slavery

3. What did the Quakers do about slavery? What was their purpose?
Buy slaves
NC Manumission Society freed more that 1,000
When did most North Carolinians strongly support slavery?
 1830
How did North Carolinians generally deal with people who opposed slavery? Give examples.
Ran them out of the state and they lost their jobs

4. Impending Crisis of the South
Name the essay written by Hinton Rowan Helper. What was his attitude towards slavery and its impact on people? Prove your point. Don’t just copy his words explain what he meant.
Impending Crisis of the South
Why did the nation come close to a civil war after the War with Mexico?  
Had to decide what to do with the lands taken from Mexico regarding free or slave
What was the term used when a state decided to leave the Union?
secession

5. -ordered every citizen to return runaways
The Compromise of 1850 kept the idea of secession from happening. What were the 2 provisions of that law?
-Calif= free state
-ordered every citizen to return runaways
What was NC’s attitude about the Republican Party? Explain and prove your point.
No Republicans in NC
Lincoln was not on the ballot
Who won NC in the 1860 presidential election?
John Breckenridge

6. What were the states called who left the Union in 1861?
Confederate States of America
What was NC’s initial reaction to secession from the Union? Explain why.
Hestiation-cotton and slaves were not widespread
Many Unionists
NC eventually joins the Confederacy, but reluctantly. What event brought NC in to the war as a confederate state?
Ft. Sumter and Lincoln calling for troops

7. On what date did NC join the confederacy?
May 20, 1861
Look at the map on page 289. Where were most of the secession counties? Why?
East--farmland
On the map, Durham is Orange County. What side did our county take on secession?
Against secession