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Published on Nov 20, 2015
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MORE DECKS TO EXPLORE
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
CAUSES OF THE CIVIL WAR
BY: THOMAS OCHS
THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE
OF 1820
What is it?
Missouri wanted to enter the Union as a state and Maine wanted to join as a free state. John C. Calhoun and Henry Clay created the Missouri Compromise to settle the issue. South of the 36,30 line: yes slavery.
What did the North think about this?
1. The North realized slavery was becoming more of a problem.
What did the South think about this?
1. This reawakened fears that the North's point of view represented negativity towards slavery.
THE COMPROMISE
OF 1850
What is it?
Henry Clay and Daniel Webster created this.
1. California:free
2.Utah and Nevada could choose.
3.Slave trade prohibited in Washington DC.
4.Fugitive slave law.
What did the North think about this?
1. Liked
2. Maintained a goal to preserve the union.
3. Zero support of Fugitive Slave Law portion.
What did the South think about this?
1. Liked it
2. Thought breakdown of the agreement would result in secession
3. Supported Fugitive Slave Law
FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW
(1850)
What was it?
Declared all runaway slaves should be brought back to their masters. 1000's of African Americans were already living in Canada to escape. Abolitionists were very vocal in their dislike.
What did the North think about this?
1. Worried African Americans were living in the North
2. Brought issue of slavery to North
What did the South think about this?
1. They were pleased with the law because they wouldn't lose as much money.
UNCLE TOM'S CABIN
(1852)
What is it?
Very influential book that told of a slave's life that had escaped from his master.
What did the North think about this?
1. They hated the way Southerners treated slaves.
What did the South think about this?
1. Thought abolitionists wrote the book
2. Thought the book was fake
KANSAS-NEBRASKA ACT
(1854)
What is it?
1. The right for Kansas and Nebraska to decide through popular vote if they were going to be a free state or a slave state.
What did the North think about this?
1. They were angered because it repealed the Missouri Compromise
What did the South think about this?
1. They were pleased because there was a higher chance more states will become slave states.
THE DRED SCOTT DECISION
(1857)
What was it?
Missouri Slave sued for his freedom in North.
Slaves were...
-Not citizens
-Property(due to 5th amendment)
What did the North think about this?
Dismayed because judge ruled Missouri compromise unconstitutional
What did the South think of this?
1. Because runaway slaves might be sued for their freedom, Southerners were overjoyed
JOHN BROWN'S RAID ON HARPERS FERRY
(1859)
What is it?
The seizing of the federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry trying to end slavery.
What did the North think about this?
1. He became a hero because he tried to end slavery.
What did the South think about this?
1. He was disliked because he tried to end slavery
THE ELECTION
OF 1860
