American Civil War

Series of 7 debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas in 1858

Presidential campaign speeches Dred Scott, “Bleeding Kansas,” slavery in the

Constitution “…life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”

includes African-Americans – Lincoln Lincoln was voted in office 11/1860

Lincoln – Douglas Debates

Kansas-Nebraska Act was enacted when Kansas was organized as a state.

Kansas residents got to choose whether to be slave or free (popular sovereignty)

People migrated to Kansas and a mini-civil war started where 55 people died◦ Charles Sumner got beaten by Preston Brooks in

the Senate Kansas was admitted to the union a free

state in 1861

Bleeding Kansas

Slaves were spoils of war in China, Mesopotamia, Rome, and elsewhere

Kidnapping, the second most common means of acquiring slaves, was rampant during the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars

Tribute and pawning in Rome and Africa Punishment for crimes in Rome, Vietnam, China,

and Islamic nations

Briefly - Slavery in History

Lived in free states for 10 years before being required to become a slave again

He filed suit in 1846 in the St. Louis Circuit Court, which went to the Supreme Court

The court ruled that Scott must become a slave again

Dred Scott

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Many believed bloodshed was the only way to end slavery in the United States (Harper’s Ferry)

Drastically different economies in the north and south

States feared an imbalance of power between free states and slave states◦ Banks were often controlled by southerners ◦ slaves outnumbered freemen in the south

Causes for war

South Carolina and 10 other southern states seceded from the union in 1860 and 1861 ◦ They form their own Confederate government

within a few months Since Lincoln was anti-slavery, southerners

felt he was also anti-south Fort Sumter captured on December 26th, 1860

War Begins