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Causes of the Civil War

Slavery Fuels the Fire

Ms. Mohamed

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Warm-Up 3/8• Come in, sit down QUIETLY and set-up!• Use p. 477 in the RED BOOK to answer these questions:

1) In 1819, the U.S. was made up of ____ free states and ____ slave states.

2) What is a “free state”?

3) What is a “slave state”?

4) Do you think states should decide to be free or slave?

Write the questions AND answers!

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Warm-Up 3/8

1) In 1819, the U.S. was made up of 11 free states and 11 slave states.2) What is a “free state”?

- A free state is a state where slavery was NOT allowed3) What is a “slave state”?

- A slave state is a state where slavery WAS allowed

4) Do you think states should decide to be free or slave?

- People who believed in states’ rights believed states should decide about slavery

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Causes of the Civil War

Objective: We will understand the

importance of the Missouri

Compromise

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Free vs. Slave States- 1819

Free States Slave States1. New York2. New Jersey3. Connecticut4. Rhode Island5. Pennsylvania6. New Hampshire7. Vermont8. Massachusetts9. Ohio10. Indiana11. Illinois

1. Virginia2. Kentucky3. Maryland4. Delaware5. North Carolina6. South Carolina7. Georgia8. Alabama9. Mississippi10.Louisiana11.Tennessee

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The Missouri Problem

• Problem: In 1819, there were 11 slave states and 11 free states. Missouri wanted to become a new state in the Union. Should Missouri be a slave state or free state?

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The Missouri Problem

Do you think Missouri should be free because slavery was

unfair?...

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The Missouri Problem

What if the people of Missouri wanted slavery? Doesn’t

majority rule?

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The Missouri Problem

What if the people of Missouri have big plantations and they say they need slaves to work?

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Meet Senator John C. Calhoun

• Government leader from the state of South Carolina

• Believed in state’s rights, believed Missouri should decide whether to be slave or free

• Really wanted Missouri to be a slave state

Missouri should decide for itself whether to be slave or free! I know it will pick slavery

Slave

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Meet Senator Henry Clay

• Government leader from the state of Kentucky

• AKA (also known as) “The Great Compromiser”

• Believed in compromise, or making deals & agreements

Hey guys…let’s make a deal, or shall I say, a compromise ! Missouri can be slave and Maine will be free!

Slave Free

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Missouri Compromise1. Missouri will be a slave state

2. Maine will be a free state

3. Any states in the Louisiana Territory NORTH of the Missouri Compromise Line will be FREE

4. Any states in the Louisiana Territory SOUTH of the Missouri Compromise Line will be SLAVE

In fact, let us settle this slave vs. free state issue for good! Here is a compromise….

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Missouri Compromise- Label Your Map!

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Missouri Compromise

In fact, let us settle this slave vs. free state issue for good! Here is a compromise….

Missouri Compromise Line

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Free vs. Slave States- 1820

Free States Slave States1. New York2. New Jersey3. Connecticut4. Rhode Island5. Pennsylvania6. New Hampshire7. Vermont8. Massachusetts9. Ohio10. Indiana11. Illinois12. Maine (Missouri Compromise, 1820)

1. Virginia2. Kentucky3. Maryland4. Delaware5. North Carolina6. South Carolina7. Georgia8. Alabama9. Mississippi10.Louisiana11.Tennessee 12.Missouri (Missouri Compromise, 1820)

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Political Cartoon: a cartoon that says an opinion about a government issue

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Missouri Compromise- Political Cartoon

Missouri should decide for itself

whether to be slave or free! I know it will

pick slavery

I think Missouri should be slave, but Maine

should be free and we will draw a line for

other states

John C Calhoun- states’ rights

Henry Clay- “The Great Compromiser”

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Warm-Up 3/10• Come in, sit down QUIETLY and set-up!• Use p. 478 in the RED BOOK to answer these questions:

1) In 1849, the U.S. was made up of ____ free states and ____ slave states.

2) Why was adding a new state a problem?

3) What is the Fugitive Slave Law?

Write the questions AND answers!

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Warm-Up 3/10

1) In 1849, the U.S. was made up of 15 free states and 15 slave states.2) Why was adding a new state a problem?

- Adding a new state would upset the balance of power between slave

states and free states3) What is the Fugitive Slave Law?

- The Fugitive Slave Law said the escaped slaves had to be returned to their owners

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Causes of the Civil War

Objective: We will understand the

importance of the Compromise of 1850

and the Fugitive Slave Law

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Free vs. Slave States- 1849

Free States Slave States1. New York2. New Jersey3. Connecticut4. Rhode Island5. Pennsylvania6. New Hampshire7. Vermont8. Massachusetts9. Ohio10. Indiana11. Illinois12. Maine (Missouri Compromise, 1820)13.Michigan14.Wisconsin15. Iowa

1. Virginia2. Kentucky3. Maryland4. Delaware5. North Carolina6. South Carolina7. Georgia8. Alabama9. Mississippi10.Louisiana11.Tennessee 12.Missouri (Missouri Compromise, 1820)13.Arkansas14.Florida15.Texas

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Another Problem!• Problem: In 1849, there were 15

slave states and 15 free states. California wanted to become a new state in the Union. Should California be a slave state or free state?

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Senator John C. Calhoun

What do you think he wanted California to

be??

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Senator John C. Calhoun

California should be a slave state!

Slave

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Senator Henry Clay

What do you think he wanted

California to be??

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Senator Henry ClayCalifornia should be a slave state!

Free

Let’s compromise! California will be a free state, but the North must pass the Fugitive Slave Law

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Compromise of 1850

Free

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Senator Henry ClayCalifornia should be a slave state!

Let’s compromise! California will be a free state, but the North must pass the Fugitive Slave Law

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Compromise of 1850California should be a slave state!

Let’s compromise! California will be a free state, but the North must pass the Fugitive Slave Law

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A Fugitive Slave means a

Runaway Slave

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Harriet Beecher Stowe- Uncle Tom’s Cabin

• Result: Harriet Beecher Stowe, who was an abolitionist, wrote a book called Uncle Tom’s Cabin in 1852 to speak against the Fugitive Slave Law.

• The book showed the horrible conditions of slavery and increased northern protest against the Fugitive Slave Act.

ABOLITIONIST = a person who was against slavery

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A Fugitive Slave means a

Runaway Slave

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Free vs. Slave States- 1850

Free States Slave States1. New York2. New Jersey3. Connecticut4. Rhode Island5. Pennsylvania6. New Hampshire7. Vermont8. Massachusetts9. Ohio10. Indiana11. Illinois12. Maine (Missouri Compromise, 1820)13.Michigan14.Wisconsin15. Iowa16.California ( Compromise of 1850)

1. Virginia2. Kentucky3. Maryland4. Delaware5. North Carolina6. South Carolina7. Georgia8. Alabama9. Mississippi10.Louisiana11.Tennessee 12.Missouri (Missouri Compromise, 1820)13.Arkansas14.Florida15.Texas

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Warm-Up 3/22• Come in, sit down QUIETLY and set-up!• LOOK AT THE MAP on p. 479 in the RED BOOK to

answer these questions:

1) Are the states in GREEN free or slave?

2) Are the states in ORANGE free or slave?

3) What does the PURPLE stand for?

Write the questions AND answers!

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Warm-Up 3/22

1) Are the states in GREEN free or slave?

- Free

2) Are the states in ORANGE free or slave?

- Slave

3) What does the PURPLE stand for?

- Territories that can decide for themselves whether to be free or slave

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Causes of the Civil War

Objective: We will understand the importance of

“Bleeding Kansas”

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Free vs. Slave States- 1850

Free States Slave States1. New York2. New Jersey3. Connecticut4. Rhode Island5. Pennsylvania6. New Hampshire7. Vermont8. Massachusetts9. Ohio10. Indiana11. Illinois12. Maine (Missouri Compromise, 1820)13.Michigan14.Wisconsin15. Iowa16.California ( Compromise of 1850)

1. Virginia2. Kentucky3. Maryland4. Delaware5. North Carolina6. South Carolina7. Georgia8. Alabama9. Mississippi10.Louisiana11.Tennessee 12.Missouri (Missouri Compromise, 1820)13.Arkansas14.Florida15.Texas

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Kansas-Nebraska ActThe Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854

said the people of Kansas and Nebraska would decide whether the states will be free or slave…

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Kansas-Nebraska Act: what do you think happened??

states vote on slavery

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Bleeding KansasResult: Instead of solving the slavery

problem, the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 made people race to these states and fight over voting. This

became known as Bleeding Kansas.

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Bleeding KansasThis became known as Bleeding

Kansas…

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Warm-Up 3/23• Come in, sit down QUIETLY and set-up!• Use YOUR NOTEBOOK to answer these questions:

1) Was Texas a free state or a slave state in the 1800s?

2) What was the Fugitive Slave Law?

3) Why was the Kansas-Nebraska Act not a good law? What did it lead to?

Write the questions AND answers!

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Warm-Up 3/23

1) Was Texas a free state or a slave state in the 1800s?- A slave state2) What was the Fugitive Slave Law?- A law that said Northerners must return runaway slaves to their owners3) Why was the Kansas-Nebraska Act not a good law? What did it lead to?- It led to “Bleeding Kansas” (a fight between the abolitionists and slave owners)

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Do you have all the causes?

NOW is the time to check your work!! Make sure your guided notes are

complete. We will have a quiz on these notes!

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Civil War: The Big Picture…

Causes of Civil War Effect or Result

• The Industrial North states & the Agricultural South states are different

• The North does not need slaves for its economy, the South needs slaves

• The North & South DO NOT agree on slavery

• Every time a new state wants to join the United States, the North and South fight over whether it will be a slave state or free state!

Civil War begins!

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Causes of the Civil War

Objective: We will understand & retell the contributions of

abolitionists to fighting slavery

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Warm-Up 3/24Abolitionist

A person who wanted to abolish, or end, slavery

Harriet Tubman was an abolitionist because she helped lead slaves to freedom.

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Abolitionist – Now Your Try!

Abolitionist

What is your definition?

What is your sentence?

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Imagine being told that you had no rights because of your skin color. Imagine if you were told you were not a citizen of your country, even though you worked every day to help your country… That is what Dred Scott was told.

Another Abolitionist…

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Dred Scott Decision- 1857• Dred Scott sued for his freedom after his

owner died.

• Scott’s argument was that because his owner had taken him North into free territory for four years, he therefore was freed.

Result: in the Dred Scott Result: in the Dred Scott Decision, the Supreme Court Decision, the Supreme Court decided against Scott (a decided against Scott (a slave), saying that slaves had slave), saying that slaves had no rights because they were no rights because they were not citizens of the U.S.not citizens of the U.S.

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You will create SEVEN Abolitionist Collectable Cards. It is your job to discover the stories of these brave abolitionists…See Abolitionist Collectable Card packet for instructions…

Abolitionist Collectable Cards