1. By: Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY

2. Problems of Sectional Balance in 1850  California/Texas statehood.  Southerners threatening secession.  Underground RR & fugitive slave issues:  Personal liberty laws  Prigg v. Pennsylvania (1842)  California/Texas statehood.  Southerners threatening secession.  Underground RR & fugitive slave issues:  Personal liberty laws  Prigg v. Pennsylvania (1842)

3. Compromise of 1850

4. Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811 – 1896) So this is the lady who started the Civil War. -- Abraham Lincoln So this is the lady who started the Civil War. -- Abraham Lincoln

5. Uncle Tom’s Cabin 1852 Uncle Tom’s Cabin 1852  Sold 300,000 copies in the first year.  2 million in a decade!  Sold 300,000 copies in the first year.  2 million in a decade!

6. Uncle Tom’s Cabin, 1852

7. Characters: Uncle Tom – a kindly Christian black slave Eliza – slave who runs away with her child Eva St. Clare– Christian who befriends Tom, dies young Simon Legree – Evil Northerner who kills Tom Shelbys – Original owners of Tom Quimbo & Sambo – Overseers who kill Tom, turn to Christianity Characters: Uncle Tom – a kindly Christian black slave Eliza – slave who runs away with her child Eva St. Clare– Christian who befriends Tom, dies young Simon Legree – Evil Northerner who kills Tom Shelbys – Original owners of Tom Quimbo & Sambo – Overseers who kill Tom, turn to Christianity

8. Uncle Tom’s Cabin, 1852 How did this book effect the Civil War? Creates a moral fervor about slavery Isolates the South from Europe Antagonizes the Southern slave owners Equates Christianity with abolitionism Inspires slaves through “Tom Shows” Drove early war enlistments. How did this book effect the Civil War? Creates a moral fervor about slavery Isolates the South from Europe Antagonizes the Southern slave owners Equates Christianity with abolitionism Inspires slaves through “Tom Shows” Drove early war enlistments.

9. Kansas-Nebraska Act, 1854

10. “Bleeding Kansas” Border “Ruffians” (pro-slavery Missourians)

11. “The Crime Against Kansas” Sen. Charles Sumner (R-MA) Congr. Preston Brooks (D-SC)

12. John Brown: Madman, Murderer or Martyr? Mural in the Kansas Capitol building by John Steuart Curry (20 c )

13. John Brown’s Raid on Harper’s Ferry, 1859

14. John Brown: Madman, Murderer or Martyr? Madman? Thought that God had spoken to him directly Showed no sorrow at the death of his son Killed Southerners in cold blood Thought he could start a slave rebellion to destroy the South in one fell swoop (Harper’s Ferry) Madman? Thought that God had spoken to him directly Showed no sorrow at the death of his son Killed Southerners in cold blood Thought he could start a slave rebellion to destroy the South in one fell swoop (Harper’s Ferry) Martyr? Other than taking over the arsenal, didn’t engage in any offensive action at all at Harper’s Ferry Seemed overjoyed to be killed for his crime Talked about sacrificing himself for the cause of abolition Martyr? Other than taking over the arsenal, didn’t engage in any offensive action at all at Harper’s Ferry Seemed overjoyed to be killed for his crime Talked about sacrificing himself for the cause of abolition Murderer? Killed pro-slavery men at Potowatomie Creek, in Kansas Was willing to start a rebellion to kill every white in the South Personally killed many people in battle, both in Kansas and at Harper’s Ferry Murderer? Killed pro-slavery men at Potowatomie Creek, in Kansas Was willing to start a rebellion to kill every white in the South Personally killed many people in battle, both in Kansas and at Harper’s Ferry

15. Dred Scott v. Sanford, 1857 The Ruling 1. Since Scott is not a man, he cannot sue. 2. Since he is someone else’s property, he must be able to be retained. 3. The governments of all lands have the obligation to help people maintain their property. The Ruling 1. Since Scott is not a man, he cannot sue. 2. Since he is someone else’s property, he must be able to be retained. 3. The governments of all lands have the obligation to help people maintain their property.

16. The Lincoln-Douglas (Illinois Senate) Debates, 1858 A House divided against itself, cannot stand. A House divided against itself, cannot stand.

17. Stephen Douglas & the Freeport Doctrine Popular Sovereignty!

18. Abraham Lincoln’s “Dred Scott” Response Abraham Lincoln’s “Dred Scott” Response “A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand”