1. BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER THE CIVIL WAR 1850-1877
THE UNION IN PERIL
BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER THE CIVIL WAR

2. THE SOUTH BEFORE THE WAR
Rural plantation economy
Relied on slave labor
“Peculiar Institution” created tension
Southerners feared that the loss of slavery would mean lose of culture
Family working the cotton field on a Plantation

3. THE NORTH BEFORE THE WAR
The North had a more diverse economy
Industry flourished
Openly opposed slavery in the South and the new territories
More urbanized than South
BOSTON HARBOR

4. Sectionalism States begin to ban together based on basic ideas.
Causes country to start to separate.

5. California Statehood California Gold Rush
Population boom let CA apply directly for statehood.
Slave State or Free State?
CA would upset the “Balance of Power” between the sections

6. How was the bill passed? Compromise of 1850 Cali. Free State
Popular Sovereignty = Mexican Cession States
Slave trade in DC ends
Stephen Douglas
Popular Sovereignty
Let new state decide on slavery
State Votes

7. History Alive USH 8-5, Activity 2.1, Slide G

8. FUGITIVE SLAVE ACT
Under the FEDERAL law, runaway slaves were not entitled to a trial by jury
Anyone helping a slave escape was jailed for 6 months and fined $1,000
Northerners were upset by the harshness of the new law and often helped hide fugitive slaves
A HARSH FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW FURTHER INCREASED TENSIONS

9. History Alive USH 8-5, Activity 2.1, Slide H

10. Underground Railroad
Is the whistle that is located on trains that travel on the underground railroad loud?

11. Definition
A network of secret routes and safe houses used by slaves to escape to free states and Canada with the help of abolitionist.

12. Harriet Tubman Most famous conductor
She made 13 trips to the south to help slaves
She helped free over 70 slaves.

13. Terms Station Master Passangers Stations Conductor
People who hide slaves in their homes
Passangers
Slaves
Stations
Hiding Spots
Conductor
Guides

14. Signals Lanterns identified safe houses.
Songs-Slave masters thought they were religious but most of the time they had meaning.
Quilt-Patterns depicted different things
North Star – Follow the star to freedom
Sailboat – Body of water ahead or boat use.