The Coming of the Civil War

Chapter 11

11.1 - Two Nations?A. North & South divided: each saw the other as a threat to their way of life.B. Northern View: Slavery violates the basic principles of the United States and Christianity.C. Southern View: Owning slaves is their right and duty. See cartoon p. 317

D. Differences between North & South (see table p. 318)

11.2 - New Political Parties

A. Slavery causes issues in new territories from Mexican War.B. Splinter political parties emerge in reaction to slavery question.C. Compromise of 1850

- California is a free state- NM &UT will decide for themselves if free or slave states- Sale of slaves abolished in D.C., but slavery still legal.

Fugitive Slave Act: all citizens must help return escaped slaves. No jury trial for escaped slaves.

11.2 - New Political Parties

D. Compromise does not solve the slavery issue and in some cases inflames oppositions.E. Kansas-Nebraska Act: (1854) repeals Missouri Compromise. Popular Sovereignty will decide slave question in new territories.F. Political Parties of the 1850s - see Table p. 326

11.3 - The System Fails

A. Slavery issue leads to violent clashes and resentment on both sidesB. “Bleeding Kansas” (see map p. 329)

C. Supreme Court Case: Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)- Scott sued for his freedom but lost- Slaves have no rights / are not citizens

D. Lincoln - Douglass Debates: Douglass supports popular sovereignty, Lincoln supports minority rights. (see image and quotes p. 331)

E. John Brown raids federal arsenal at Harper’s Ferry in hopes of slave uprising but is caught by US troops led by Robert E. Lee

11.4 - A Nation Divided Against Itself

A. Abraham Lincoln elected President in 1860B. Southern states secede and for the Confederate States of America (see Viewpoints p. 334 & map p. 336)

C. Events leading to the Civil War - see Table p. 335

D. Confederate forces bombard and take Fort Sumpter on April 12, 1861 - Civil War Begins