1. Violence explodes in Kansas
Before the vote on slavery, people from the North and South moved into Kansas
Violence explodes in Kansas
“Bleeding Kansas”
1,500 people live in Kansas – but 6,000 people voted

2. Dred Scott Supreme Court – 1857
Scott & his owner lived in Missouri then Illinois
Can you have a slave in a place that doesn’t allow slavery?
Supreme Court
Worst decision ever…
Scott cannot sue – you are property, not citizen
Government cannot take a person’s property (5th) Congress had no power to ban slavery anywhere in US

3. Raid on Harpers Ferry (1859)
John Brown
Raid on Harpers Ferry (1859)
Tried to start a slave rebellion

4. November – Election of 1860 – Lincoln wins

5. Lincoln’s win was the last straw for the South
7 states secede (TX., LA., MS., AL., GA., Fl., SC.)
Creating the CSA – Confederate States of America

6. What did Lincoln say in his inauguration or first speech as president?
Extended an olive branch (peace) to the South
Made it clear that he intended to enforce laws in the states that seceded
Promised not to interfere with slavery where it existed

7. SC asks the Fort commander to surrender
The fighting begins…
Fort Sumter in
South Carolina (SC)
SC asks the Fort commander to surrender
Fort commander says no
So the Confederacy attacks the fort

8. First battle of the Civil War
Fort Sumter
1861
First battle of the Civil War
South wins

9. What does Lincoln do after losing Fort Sumter?
Calls for troops to stop the rebellion
Why is it important?
More states secede –Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee decide to secede

10. What caused the Civil War?
Sectionalism – Congressmen from the North and from the South fought over tariffs, policies and what is best for their state and not best for the country
States Rights – North believed the federal government should be the most powerful, while the South believed that States should be the most powerful
Slavery – North (free) vs. South (slavery)