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There were larger ci3es and towns -‐ Urban way of life

There were more Small towns and farms -‐ Rural way of life

People live of farms People work in factories

Did not like lowering tariffs on goods imported from other coun3es.

More people work on farms

Happy about lowering tariffs on goods imported from other countries.

Experiencing Sec$onalism

North vs. South

Slavery was allowed Slavery was mostly outlawed


SLAVERY…WHY HAVE IT? THE SOUTH’S POINT OF VIEW THE NORTH’S POINT OF VIEW

Ò  Slaves grew lots of crops such as cotton, tobacco, and rice.

Ò  Slavery was profitable to the economy.

Ò  The goods an enslaved person produced brought in twice as much money as the cost of owning the slave.

Ò  Slaves were better off than factory workers. (bad conditions; long hours, little pay)

Ò  Abolitionists believed it was wrong for one human to own another.

Ò  Many slaves were mistreated.

Ò  Slaves did not have the same rights as a free white man.


If the pink gorilla eats watermelon every night, how much watermelons does he eat?

THE LIFE OF A SLAVE

Ò No choices Ò No control over who

bought them Ò Beaten or abused Ò Families were broken apart Ò No control over their life Ò Slave Codes – laws to control the behavior of

slaves


RESISTING SLAVERY

Ò Refuse to obey or work Ò Work slowly or pretend to be sick Ò Broke tools that

were needed Ò Learn to read or write



SLAVE REBELLIONS

Ò Nat Turner Ò Amistad Ò Underground

Railroad


THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE OF 1820



THE COMPROMISE OF 1850 “I’ll give you California if you pass the Fugi3ve

Slave Law”


KANSAS-NEBRASKA ACT “BLEEDING KANSAS”

Nebraska and Kansas were located north of the Missouri Compromise line.

To be fair, they allowed the people living in each territory to vote to be a slave state or a free state.

People from other states rushed to seSle in Kansas so that they could vote. Violence broke out!


A DIVIDED COUNTRY

“Uncle Tom’s Cabin” written by Harriet Beecher

Stowe Why was this book so important?



A DIVIDED COUNTRY

John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry


A NEW PRESIDENT

“We must not be enemies” -‐Lincoln


AND SO IT BEGINS…



THE FIRST BATTLE OF THE CIVIL WAR

Ò The Battle of Fort Sumter Ò Confederacy victory Ò As a result, Lincoln calls

for troops to take down the Confederacy.

Ò Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina seceded.


Fort Sumter


ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES

The North Ò  The North produced

more than 90% of the country’s weapons, cloth, shoes, and iron.

Ò  They had far more railroads, canals, and roads.

Ò  They had more $$$

The South Ò  They believed that their

more rural way of life would better prepare soldiers.

Ò  They had a history of producing military leaders



WAR STRATEGIES

The North Ò  Three Step Plan

by Winfield Scott É  1. blockade of the Atlantic

and Gulf coasts. É  2. Capture territory along

the Mississippi River. É  3. Anaconda Plan - Attack

the Confederacy from the east and west squeezing them like a snake.


WAR STRATEGIES

The South Ò  They believed they only had to

defend their territory until the Northerners got tired and gave up.

Ò  They believed Britain would assist them in the war because they depended on their cotton.


EARLY BATTLES OF THE CIVIL WAR The First Battle of Bull Run Ò  At first the Union was winning. Ò  Confederate soldiers began to turn back. Ò  Their General told them to hold their place like a “stone wall”. Ò  He became known as Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson. Ò  The Confederacy won this battle.


Bull Run

Fort Sumter



EARLY BATTLES OF THE CIVIL WAR The Battle of Antietam Ò  General Robert E. Lee lead the Confederacy Ò  Lee was asked to join the Union army, but refused. Ò  This was an important victory for the Union. Ò  After losing this battle, Great Britain stopped

supporting the Confederacy.


An3etam

Bull Run

Fort Sumter


LIFE DURING THE WAR

Soldiers • Physically hard day-to-day life • Little supplies • Drafts African Americans

• First allowed to join the Union army in 1862 • Emancipation Proclamation - 1863

Women • Ran farms and businesses • Became teachers and office workers • Became involved in the war – spies, nurses, gathered supplies


THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG Ò Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Ò Union victory Ò Turned the tide of the war in favor of the Union. Ò Lincoln’s speech “The Gettysburg Address”

inspired the Union to keep fighting


GeSysburg

An3etam

Bull Run

Fort Sumter


THE TIDES TURN The Battle of Vicksburg Ò Union was lead by Ulysses S. Grant. Ò This battle cut the Confederacy in two using a

blockade and taking control over the Mississippi River.


Vicksburg

GeSysburg

An3etam

Bull Run

Fort Sumter


SHERMAN’S MARCH TO SEA

Ò  Total War – to destroy not just the opposing army but the people’s will to fight.

Ò  Marched 300 miles toward Savannah, Georgia. Ò  60 mile-wide path of destruction.


GeSysburg

An3etam

Bull Run

Fort Sumter Sherman’s March

Vicksburg


THE CONFEDERACY SURRENDERS

Ò Where: Appomattox Court House, Virginia Ò When: April 9, 1865

“The war is over; the rebels are our countrymen again.” -‐Ulysses S. Grant


THE END


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