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1 Missouri Compromise Compromise of 1850 Kansas Nebraska Act The Dred Scott Case

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3 In 1819 the union consisted of 11 free and 11 slave states Admitting any new state, either slave or free, would upset the balance in the senate and touch off a struggle over slavery. Missouri applies to become a state Maine applies for statehood

4  Missouri - slave state  Maine - free state  Slavery prohibited in the Louisiana Territory north of the 36°30 ′ line.

5  There are now 15 slave states and 15 free states.  Gold is discovered in 1848, people head west  end of 1849 more than 80,000 “forty-niners” lived in California  In 1849 California applied to become a free state.

6  Key Points-  California admitted as free state  New Mexico & Utah - territories open to slavery  Slave trade abolished in Washington D.C.  Congress will be prohibited from interfering with the domestic slave trade.  Strengthen Fugitive Slave Law

7  Runaways returned to South  Runaways could be jailed without bail or jury trial  If helping a slave escape - fined or jailed  Slaves living in North are terrified  Opposition to law in North  Northerners will not enforce  Out of 10,000 slaves in North, only 299 were returned to South

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9  Divide the territory in two: Kansas and Nebraska.  Both would be allowed to exercise Popular Sovereignty:  the citizens of each new territory should be allowed to decide for themselves if they wanted to permit slavery or not.  Gets rid of Missouri Compromise (36 30)

10  People moved to Kansas to help determine free or slave  By 1856, Kansas had two governments – one pro- slavery and the other against.  Kansas became a battleground  By the end of 1856, 200 people had died and millions of dollars worth of property had been destroyed.

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12  Scott and his master lived in Missouri.  Scott’s master moved to Wisconsin, then moved back to Missouri.  Saying the time he spent in a free territory made him free, Scott sued and the case went to the Supreme Court.

13  Scott had no right to sue because he was not a citizen  Slaves are considered property, therefore:property  The United States Government could not prohibit slavery anywhere in the United States.  Southerners Thrilled  Northerners Outraged Roger Taney – Chief Justice of SC that wrote the precedent

14  Citing evidence from these compromises and events, describe the tension between Northern and Southern States.  How could the tension between the states have been lessened? What would need to be done in order to avoid war?

15  The action of withdrawing formally from membership of a political state  1860 – Lincoln Elected  South Carolina secedes in December 1860  By February 1861: Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Texas, and Louisiana had left too  Form the Confederate States of America (Confederacy)

16  Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee and Arkansas joined April-June 1861

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18 UNION  Home turf  Thought cotton would provide wealth  More professional soldiers and officers  But…  Few factories  Only 6 million people  Cotton cut off by Union blockade  Some opposed war ▪ West Virginia secedes 1862 CONFEDERACY  More factories and farms  More men [22 million…plus 800,000 immigrants]  More financial ability [3/4 $]  Controlled navy  But…  Not all supported fighting against slavery  Copperheads  Draft riots

19  After the short video, you will need to be able to answer the following questions:  Explain the cause(s) of the Civil War.  Explain the factors that helped the Union win the Civil War.  Was the result of the Civil War a foregone conclusion?  Describe some of the turning points in the Civil War.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY9zHNOjGrs&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtMwmepBjTSG593eG7ObzO7s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY9zHNOjGrs&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtMwmepBjTSG593eG7ObzO7s


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