Civil War

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Civil War

• Foldable

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Causes

• Slavery- not a necessity in N (not reliant on a
  cheap, reliable workforce).
• Buy agricultural products cheapgtmake into
  finished products wages for workers
• Southeconomy based on agriculture. Agriculture
  is heavily reliant upon uncontrollable forces
  weather,
• prices reliant upon customer demand and amount
  of availability.
• Therefore, farmers do not always make a profit.
  Many live on credit and in debt.

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• States Rights- rights not designated for the
  fed. govt is maintained w/in the state.
• Ex. Slavery-not addressed in const. therefore
  choice of state.
• Sectionalism-belief your areas are better than
  anyone elses

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legislation

• Missouri Compromise
• Problem which occurs Missouri wanted to enter
  the Union bka United States
• Missouri wanted to be a slave state. This would
  cause an imbalance of power in Congress between
  free and slave states
• Solution Maine enters as free state and Missouri
  enters as slave state

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• 2. Congress drew imaginary line across southern
  portion of Missouri (slavery would not go past)

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• The Compromise of 1850
• Cali. wanted to enter the union
• Problem- balance of free and slave states would
  change
• Solution North benefits-1. California enters as
  free state
• 2. slave trade ended in District of Columbia
• 3. Texas would not annex New Mexico

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• Souths Benefits-
• 1. New Mexico Utah would decide whether they
  wanted to be slave or free (popular sovereignty)
• 2. residents of District of Columbia could keep
  the slaves they already had (just couldnt import
  more)
• 3. Congress passed a law 4 runaway slaves to be
  returned to their owner (fugitive slave act)

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• Kansas Nebraska Act
• Created by Stephen Douglas
• Areas of Kansas Nebraska would practice popular
  sovereignty
• Problem- Missouri Compromise did not permits
  slavery north of Missouris southern boundary
• Response- free soilers (against slavery wants
  land to be given to western settlers for farming)
  and pro slavery (4 slavery)

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• Fight violently bka Bleeding Kansas
• Result-
• 1.Congress rejected Kansas bid for statehood
• 2. Southerners realize northern votes alone could
  keep slave states from the Union

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• Dred Scott Decision
• Dred Scott is slave from Missouri
• Scotts owner takes him from Missouri to Illinois
  to then to Wisconsin
• Scott returns to Missouri and claims he is a free
  black
• How? He lived in a free state
• Action- took owner to court (Supreme Court)

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• Outcome-
• 1. illegal to sue/go to court Scott is a slave
  and slaves are not citizens (slave codes)
• 2. Congress did not have the right to stop
  slavery in territories (based upon the repealing
  of the Missouri Compromise in 1854)
• Affects north south- further divides the north
  and south and pushes them closer to war

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• Election of 1860- S.C. declares if Republican
  Abraham Lincoln wins presidential election, they
  will secede. Fear-Lincoln will outlaw slavery.
• SC secedes on Dec. 20, 1860 followed by GA on
  Jan. 19, 1861
• Alexander Stephens spoke first in favor of
  remaining in Union, but later becomes VP of
  Confederacy.

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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Clairmont
Press h/o book. Students answers the following
questions

• 1.Based on the story, write 5 adjectives that
  would describe Harriet Jacobs.
• 2.Which of the incidents described touched you
  the most? Why?
• 3.Which incident do you think caused her the most
  emotional pain? Why?
• 4.Which of the punishments described do you think
  was the most cruel? Why?
• 5.Do you think there are nations in the world
  where this type of cruelty still occurs? Why and
  where? In your opinion, how can it be
  eliminated?

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Lets Compare
south North
9 million (3 ½ slaves)
Strong well-trained army navy
No or industry
Est. functioning govt
Familiar territory
Attempting to reunite by force
Thought to be a short war
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Similarities of Soldiers

• Under age of 21 (13-21)
• Lower economic groups
• Do not really know about war until fighting
  begins
• Want to be a hero

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Rations

• Both sides depend on food found in woods, taken
  from farms, or sutler wagons

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Confederate or Union

• Kentucky Maryland Missouri
• Tennessee Georgia S.Carolina Alabama
  Louisiana Mississippi
• Virginia Florida West Virginia Pennsylvania
  Delaware
• North Carolina
• Texas Arkansas

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