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Causes of the Civil War1. Missouri Compromise2. Compromise of 1850- Fugitive Slave Act3. Kansas-Nebraska Act4. Uncle Toms Cabin5. Dred Scott Decision6. Raid on Harpers Ferry7. Election of 1860

Bell Ringer!

Which of the following causes of the Civil War do you think were the most important?

Choose one that you believe stands out above the rest and defend your decision in four lines

NORTH AND SOUTH ARE CLOSER TO WARCIVIL WAR!Missouri CompromiseDred Scott Decision

Harriet Beecher Stowes Uncle Toms Cabin

Kansas/Nebraska Act and Bleeding KansasRaid on Harpers Ferry

Compromise of 1850 Fugitive Slave ActElection of 1860

1860 ElectionParty Platforms and Candidates (beliefs)REPUBLICAN (A. Lincoln) opposed the expansion of slavery into the territoriesNORTHERN DEMOCRATS (S. Douglas) allow the voters of the territories to decide on the slavery issue (popular sovereignty)SOUTHERN DEMOCRATS (J. Breckinridge) opposed the limits on slaveryCONSTITUTIONAL UNION (J. Bell) preserve the Union!What is the message of this cartoon?

ELECTION OF 1860 RESULTS

Red = LincolnBlue = DouglasGreen = BreckinridgeYellow = BellBell Ringer!Please take out your study guide Answer the following questions:Do you think the Civil War was inevitable (unavoidable)? Why or why not?What (if anything) could Lincoln have done to prevent war from happening?

Compromise FailsCrittenden PlanProposed Amendments to the Constitution:*In territories south of the Missouri line, slavery of the African race was "hereby recognized" and could not be interfered with by Congress. *Congress could not abolish slavery in the Washington D.C. *Congress could not prohibit or interfere with the interstate slave trade.*No future amendment of the Constitution could change these amendments or authorize or empower Congress to interfere with slavery within any slave state.

Bell Ringer!Put the following in chronological order:Lincolns ElectionIncreased use of slavesCivil War beginsInvention of cotton gin

Invention of cotton ginIncreased use of slavesLincolns electionCivil War

TERM TO KNOW!Secede to withdraw or leaveSouthern secession means that states in the South are leaving the United States and creating their own new country

Southern States SecedeSoutherners feel that the country had put an abolitionist in the White House and many believed secession (leaving) was the only option. In 1860, South Carolina is the first state to leave the union, by February of 1861, Alabama, Florida, Texas, Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi follow.In 1861, these seven states held a convention in Montgomery, Alabama, and formed the Confederate States of America. Jefferson Davis of Mississippi was named the President.The South felt they had the right to secede. The Declaration of Independence stated that it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish a government that denies the rights of its citizens. Lincoln, they believed, would deny them the right to own slaves.

Why Leave?????Why did some southern states decide to secede from the Union? A = Feared Lincoln would end slavery, threatenedstates rightsWhich area of the south seceded before Lincoln became inaugurated?A = Deep SouthWhy did those states secede immediately (and not the states in the upper south)?A = They relied heavily on cotton production and felt an end to slavery would ruin their economy

Beginning of Civil WarThe Confederacy starts to take possession of all Federal buildings in the South (forts, post offices, etc) In April, 1861, the Confederates attempt to seize Fort Sumter, in South Carolina. Major Robert Anderson of the Union refused to surrender. The Confederate troops proceeded to shell Fort Sumter. Anderson ran out of ammunition and was forced to abandon the fort. The war had begun. ..

OPENING SHOTS AT FORT SUMTER, SOUTH CAROLINAThe war officially begins with the attack on Fort Sumter

Video! Fort Sumterhttp://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=D05AFBC2-056F-433F-877F-03768470E7E5&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US

North v. South