1. The Nation Breaks Apart

2. I can explain the major events that led to the Civil War.
Learning Target
I can explain the major events that led to the Civil War.

3. Underground Railroad
What was the Underground Railroad and how did it work?
Who were some famous people who helped on the Underground Railroad?
Why was it needed?

5. Compromise of 1850 Popular sovereignty Who wrote the compromise?
What happened to California under the plan?
What happened to the slave trade in Washington, D.C.
What was popular sovereignty?
What was to happen in the Utah and New Mexico Territories?
**don’t worry about the Fugitive Slave Act**
Popular sovereignty

6. New Fugitive Slave Act - 1850
What did the law require people to do?
What was the punishment for not following the law?
How were judges persuaded to help Southern slave owners?

7. Uncle Tom’s Cabin - 1852 Who wrote the book and when?
What was the importance of the book?
How many copies did it sell?
What is the basic story in the book?

8. Kansas-Nebraska Act - 1854 Who wrote the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
What did the act propose?
What did this act do with the Missouri Compromise?
Did the act pass or not?
What was popular sovereignty?

9. Charles Sumner – Preston Brooks Incident, 1856
Who was Charles Sumner?
Why was Preston Brooks upset with Charles Sumner?
What did Brooks do to Sumner? Why is this surprising?
How did Americans react to the incident?

10. Bleeding Kansas – 1854-1860 What was popular sovereignty?
What happened during Kansas’ election in 1855?
Who was fighting and why?
How many people died?
What were Jay Hawkers?

11. Pottawatomie Massacre - 1856
Who was involved in the massacre?
What happened during the massacre?
Why did they do what they did?

12. Dred Scott v. Sandford - 1857 Who was Dred Scott?
Who was he suing and why?
What was the result?

13. Supreme Court made important decisions
1) People of African decent are not protected by the Constitution
2) Congress had no right to restrict slavery in territories because slaves were not citizens
3) Slaves were property and could not be taken away without due process
Roger B. Taney – “they had no rights which the white man was bound to respect” – referring to African-Americans

14. Lincoln – Douglas Debates - 1858
How many debates were there?
Why were they debating? Stephen Douglas running for re-election against Abraham Lincoln
Finish the quote by Lincoln – “A house divided against itself …”
Who wins the election?
“A house divided against itself …”

15. John Brown’s Raid on Harpers’ Ferry - 1859
How many people were involved in the raid?
What was the purpose of the raid?
Why did John Brown focus on Harpers’ Ferry, Virginia?
How successful was the raid?

16. John Brown’s execution
What was John Brown convicted of?
When was he executed?
What were his last words?
How did Americans react to John Brown’s execution?

17. Election of 1860 Abraham Lincoln - Republican Stephen Douglas –
Northern Democrats
John Bell –
Constitutional Union
John Breckinridge –
Southern Democrats

18. Who was running?
Why did the Democratic party split?
What were the major issues?
What was the result of the election?

19. South Carolina secedes on December 20, 1860
What does secede mean?
What reasons did South Carolina have for seceding?
What was the name of the new country South Carolina formed with Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas?
What was the capital of this new country?
What new states were added between April 17 – May 20, 1861?
Where was the capital moved to?

20. Flags of the Confederate States of America

21. Confederate Battle Flags
First flag – too often thought of as a surrender flag
Second flag – red line added
Third flag – got rid of white part of flag