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1 The Causes of the Civil War
Part One: The Compromise of 1850

2 Sectionalism Sectionalism (thinking of your region as more important that the nation) was growing stronger and stronger.

3 Slavery in the Territories
Back in 1820, the issue of slavery in the territories was addressed by the Missouri Compromise.

4 Slavery in the Territories
But by 1848, the US added Texas, Oregon, and the Mexican Cession. The Missouri Compromise dealt only with Louisiana.

5 The slavery issue Slavery had gone from a tough issue in 1820 to an impossible one by 1848. Abolitionists were gaining power. Congress decided to ignore all petitions to end slavery in the 1820’s

6 Revivals The revivals preached abolition as God’s will.
An increase in religious events, known as revivals, increase America’s spiritual awareness. The revivals preached abolition as God’s will.

7 The Word gets out Abolitionist literature, such as the Liberator, was fueling public anti-slavery emotions.

8 Slavery is against God’s will!
Southerners response Most Southerners ignored the abolitionists as a simple annoyance. Slaves are people too! Free your slaves! La la la. . . Free my people! Slavery is against God’s will!

9 In 1831, the South would stop ignoring abolitionists. . .

10 Nat Turner’s Rebellion
Nat Turner (a Virginian slave) armed himself and six other slaves, and set out to kill every white person they saw.

11 Nat Turner’s Rebellion
Before Turner and his rebellion was stopped, 60 white southerners were killed. The South could no longer ignore the abolitionists

12 The Compromise of 1850 After the Mexican War, the issue of slavery in the territories was raised again. Divisions on slavery had grown even more tense.

13 The Compromise of 1850 Slave States
California asked for admission into the Union as a free state, threatening the balance in the Senate. Slave States Free States

14 Compromise of 1850 The North approved, but the South did not.
The South wanted to see slavery allowed in rest of the Mexican Cession

15 Compromise of 1850 Henry Clay AKA “The Great Compromiser”, came up with a solution. So what happened . . . ????? Compromise Worksheet

16 FREE The Compromise of 1850 1. California was added as a free state
A win for the North FREE

17 Slave The Compromise of 1850
2. Slavery would be allowed in the Utah and New Mexico Territories Free A win for the South Slave

18 The Compromise of 1850 3. The slave trade will be banned in Washington, DC. A win for the North FREE

19 The Compromise of 1850 4. Congress passed a tougher Fugitive Slave Law
A win for the South

20 However. . . All that work would go for nothing in

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