Causes of the Civil War Part 1

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Causes of the Civil WarPart 1

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Why didnt Slavery die out?

• Many founders had hoped it would die out on its
  own, but
• In 1793, Eli Whitney invented the Cotton Gin
• Farming cotton became more profitable the
  demand for slaves grew
• The South became even more dependent on slave
  labor

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What is Manifest Destiny?

• The belief that it was Gods will that U.S.
  control the continent from coast to coast.
• Used to justify westward expansion the removal
  of the Native Americans
• Westward expansion created tension between the
  North South

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• What are your thoughts on Manifest Destiny?

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What issues divided N. S. in 1819?

• The North
• Supported statehood for Missouri and Maine as
  free states
• Did not want slavery to expand into Louisiana
  Territory
• Opposed any solution that would create more
  slaves states than free states

• The South
• supported statehood for Missouri as a slave state
• Believed slaveholders have the right to settle in
  any new territory
• Opposed any solution that would create more free
  states than slave states

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What was the Missouri Compromise?

• Maine entered as a free state
• Missouri entered as a slave state
• The rest of the Louisiana Territory was divided
  at 3630'N latitude
• North of the line slavery was banned
• South of the line slavery was allowed

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Why did the South hate the tariff?

• A tariff is a tax on imported goods
• High tariffs favored the North because it helped
  their factories to compete with England
• High tariffs hurt the South because they had very
  few factories had to pay higher prices for
  manufactured goods

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How did the South respond to the Tariff of
Abominations?

• In 1828, Congress raised the tariff to what the
  South considered sinful rates
• South Carolina protested by publishing a pamphlet
  secretly authored by John C. Calhoun
• Denounced the tariff as unjust unconstitutional
• Proposed that the states should nullify (declare
  null void) the tariff within their borders
• Congress passed a new tariff bill in 1832 that
  lowered the tariff, but was still protective
• South Carolina responded by nullifying the tariff
  threatening to leave the Union if the
  government attempted to collect the tariff by
  force

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How was the Nullification Crisis resolved?

• Although he was not a fan of the tariff,
  President Jackson would not permit nullification
• He privately threatened to have the nullifiers
  hanged
• He sent military reinforcements to South Carolina
  issued a proclamation against nullification
• Hoping to avoid civil war, Henry Clay helped to
  get a compromise bill through Congress
• It gradually reduced the tariff over a period of
  10 yrs
• S.C. backed down and repealed the nullification
  ordinance

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• Do you think nullification is an appropriate way
  for a state to respond when they dont agree with
  a national law? Explain.