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1 Slavery and the Civil War

2 Life of a Slave Every member writes the question and answer on their sheet of paper! Every member writes the question and answer on their sheet of paper! Every member must have a different fact to tell the rest of the class! Every member must have a different fact to tell the rest of the class! The captain must make sure everyone reads and completes the assignment! The captain must make sure everyone reads and completes the assignment!

3 How did the North and South differ? NorthSouth Views on Slavery Economy Who did the work? How were they linked?

4 Missouri Compromise Missouri Compromise Missouri Compromise Line Missouri Compromise Line plan to admit Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state. plan to admit Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state. law that stated all states above the line would be free and all states below would be slave. law that stated all states above the line would be free and all states below would be slave. http://teachingamericanhistory.org/neh/interactives/sectionalism/lesson1/ http://teachingamericanhistory.org/neh/interactives/sectionalism/lesson1/http://teachingamericanhistory.org/neh/interactives/sectionalism/lesson1/

5 What to do with California??? Pretend you are representatives and senators from one of the states in the Union (choose one of the original 13). Pretend you are representatives and senators from one of the states in the Union (choose one of the original 13). Develop a plan to summit to congress that describes how California should enter the Union (free, slave, or …..?). Develop a plan to summit to congress that describes how California should enter the Union (free, slave, or …..?). Be sure to include the following: Be sure to include the following: 1.A well written description of your plan. 2.Why it would work? 3.How your plan would benefit every state in the Union? Draw a picture if needed to help congress understand. Draw a picture if needed to help congress understand. Make sure you think about how people in the north and south would react. Make sure you think about how people in the north and south would react. Elect one group member to present your plan to congress! Elect one group member to present your plan to congress!

6 Tariff of 1828 Compromise of 1850 Uncle Tom’s Cabin Tax placed on European products. Tax placed on European products. California entered the Union as a free state. Stronger Fugitive Slave Law. California entered the Union as a free state. Stronger Fugitive Slave Law. Book by Harriet Beecher Stowe describing the life of slaves. Book by Harriet Beecher Stowe describing the life of slaves.

7 Kansas – Nebraska Act Dred Scott Case law that repealed the Missouri Compromise and allowed new states north of the line to vote on slavery. law that repealed the Missouri Compromise and allowed new states north of the line to vote on slavery. Supreme court decision that ruled slaves were not citizens under the constitution. Supreme court decision that ruled slaves were not citizens under the constitution.

8 John Brown’s Raid Fugitive Slave Law Underground Railroad Secede An abolitionist (John Brown) brutally murdered five people in Kansas. “Bleeding Kansas” An abolitionist (John Brown) brutally murdered five people in Kansas. “Bleeding Kansas” law forcing people to return runaway slaves. law forcing people to return runaway slaves. system to help slaves escape the south. system to help slaves escape the south. Leave the Union (United States) Leave the Union (United States)

9 Abraham Lincoln Elected president in 1860 under the newly formed Republican party. Southern states opposed Lincolns presidency. Elected president in 1860 under the newly formed Republican party. Southern states opposed Lincolns presidency.

10 Confederate States of America – new nation formed by eleven southern states.

11 Fort Sumter- site of the first Civil War clash on April 12, 1861, in Charleston, South Carolina. A CIVIL WAR HAD BEGUN….

12 a. Let your brother watch wrestling because he is older and he deserves more privileges. b. Challenge him to a fight, and whoever wins gets to watch what they want. c. Ask your brother to meet with you and discuss ways you can share the television. Imagine that you have an older brother with whom you must share a television. Your brother loves to watch professional wrestling, but you hate it. Furthermore, wrestling is on during your favorite show, Jersey Shore. Which of the following option do you believe is the best solution to your problem? Explain your choice.

13 *Include a description of your position on slavery. *Include an explanation of why it is the other sides fault that the Civil War began. *Must be at least six sentences long. Who Is Responsible for the Civil War? North or South?


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