1. The Civil War Before – During – After Kerstin Goldstein, 02-28-2002

2. The Civil War Before (1850-1861, Chapter 14) From Compromise to Secession During (1861-1865, Chapter 15) Reforging the Union: Civil War After (1865-1877, Chapter 16 ) The Crisis of Reconstruction

3. Main Events The Compromise of 1850

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5. Main Events The Compromise of 1850 Enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act The Kansas-Nebraska Act

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7. Main Events The Compromise of 1850 Enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act The Kansas-Nebraska Act Party Problems and New Parties

8. New Parties Republicans Northern party Support from both former Whigs and discontented Democrats Becomes main opposition to Democratic party by 1856, wins each presidential election from 1860 to 1884 Americans (Know-Nothing) They evolved out of an organization called the Order of the Star-Spangled Banner, which pressured existing parties to nominate and appoint only native-born Protestants Enjoyed a meteoric rise (1854, very successful in Massachusetts election) and an equally rapid fall (1856, vulnerable to sectional conflicts over slavery) Anti-Catholic and Anti-Slavery

9. Main Events The Compromise of 1850 Enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act The Kansas-Nebraska Act Party Problems and New Parties The Dred Scott Case The South Contemplates Secession

10. The Civil War Before (1850-1861, Chapter 14) From Compromise to Secession During (1861-1865, Chapter 15) Reforging the Union: Civil War After (1865-1877, Chapter 16 ) The Crisis of Reconstruction

11. Main Events The Beginning of the War Mobilizing for War

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13. Differences Confederacy / Union Confederacy (South) Under Jefferson Davis Beginning of War: No tax structure, no navy, only two tiny gunpowder factories, poorly equipped, unconnected railroad lines End of War: More than 800,000 soldiers had served Goal: Independence Union (North) Under Abraham Lincoln Beginning of the War: April 1861: 16,000 soldiers scattered across the West; one third of its officers resigned to join the Confederacy End of War: More than 2 million soldiers had served Goal: force the South back into the Union

14. Main Events The Beginning of the War Mobilizing for War Problems of the War Confiscation Act Emancipation Proclamation

15. The Civil War Before (1850-1861, Chapter 14) From Compromise to Secession During (1861-1865, Chapter 15) Reforging the Union: Civil War After (1865-1877, Chapter 16 ) The Crisis of Reconstruction

16. Main Events Reconstruction Politics Civil Rights Act The Amendments

17. Thirteenth “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall exist within the United States.” Fourteenth “All persons born or naturalized in US are citizens of US and of the State wherein they reside. “ →States have no right to abridge the privileges of US citizens →States cannot deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law Fifteenth “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the US or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude”

18. Main Events Reconstruction Politics Civil Rights Act The Amendments The New Emancipation of African Americans

19. The Civil War Before – During – After Kerstin Goldstein, 02-28-2002