1. Causes of the Civil War

2. Missouri Compromise Missouri entered the Union as a slave state
Maine entered the Union as a free state
Also stated that all states admitted to the Union north of 36 30’ line would be a free state

3. Compromise of 1850 California was admitted as a free state
Slave trade abolished in Washington, DC
Stronger slave laws were passed to help slave owners recapture runaways

4. Kansas-Nebraska Act
Allowed Kansas and Nebraska to be admitted as free sovereignty states
Voted to decide if they would be free or slave states
Led to pro and anti slavery movements in Kansas

5. Economic Reasons South relied on slavery
Slaves had no property and no property rights
North abolished the slave trade
Large population of free AA
Free AA could own property and had some rights

6. Social Reasons Religion drew slaves together on plantations
Communicated through spiritual songs
Racism developed in the north and south

7. Slavery North South Illegal since the Revolution
Abolition societies and the underground railroad
South
Slaves viewed as property and labor supply
Considered a state’s rights issue

8. Henry Clay Senator from Kentucky Known as ‘The Great Compromiser’
Sponsored the Missouri Compromise
Sponsored the Compromise of 1850

9. John C Calhoun South Carolina Senator Favored state’s rights
Opposed higher tariffs

10. Daniel Webster Senator from Massachusetts Known as ‘The Great Orator’
Tried to create compromises to delay the start of the Civil War

11. Assignment Copy and answer the following questions:
What two states entered the Union as a result of the Missouri Compromise? Were they admitted as free or slave states?
What compromise admitted California as a free state?
What is a ‘free sovereignty’ state?
How did the south view slaves?
Who was known as ‘The Great Compromiser’?
Which senator opposed higher tariffs?
What senator was known as ‘The Great Orator’?