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1850s - Key events leading to war

1850s - Key events leading to war. 1.Uncle Tom's Cabin 2. Kansas-Nebraska Act 3 . Raid on Harper's Ferry 4 . Dred Scott v. Sandford Decision. Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1852 Book strongly criticizes the institution of slavery

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1850s - Key events leading to war

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  1. 1850s - Key events leading to war 1.Uncle Tom's Cabin 2. Kansas-Nebraska Act 3. Raid on Harper's Ferry 4. Dred Scott v. Sandford Decision

  2. Uncle Tom’s Cabin Book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1852 Book strongly criticizes the institution of slavery North and South grow farther apart

  3. Kansas-Nebraska Act Created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska Said that slavery was to be decided by popular sovereignty Act undid the Missouri Compromise Proposed by Stephen Douglas

  4. Popular Sovereignty Letting the people decide on an issue

  5. Bleeding Kansas Anti-slavery and pro-slavery groups violently fought over if Kansas was to be a free state or slave state

  6. Those in Kansas who fought for Kansas to be a free state were known as…

  7. John Brown’s Raid on Harper’s Ferry John Brown was a passionate opponent to slavery Was involved in Bleeding Kansas Brown led a group down to Virginia to lead a rebellion in the south against slavery Rebellion was unsuccessful, but raised the issue of slavery

  8. Harper’s Ferry, Virginia

  9. John Brown http://www.history.com/topics/john-brown http://www.history.com/topics/john-brown/videos/john-browns-raid

  10. John Brown’s Famous Last Words http://www.history.com/topics/lincoln-douglas-debates/videos/john-browns-last-speech?m=528e394da93ae&s=undefined&f=1&free=false

  11. Dred Scott vs. Sandford Slave Dred Scott was brought by his owners into free territory Scott attempted to sue for his freedom Court ruled that all African Americans were not citizens because they were property Protected slavery because the government could not prohibit citizens from owning property (slaves) Decision greatly angered anti-slavery leaders in the North

  12. Dred Scott Decision http://video.pbs.org/video/2298073069/

  13. Political Parties emerge… • Republicans united over the opposition of slavery • Another group known as the Free Soilers emerge who wanted to abolish slavery in all new territories • Became part of Republican Party • Democrats are divided over the issue of slavery • Northern Democrats- For Popular sovereignty • Southern Democrats- For slavery

  14. Take out a sheet of paper and put away your notes… • What was the decision of the Dred Scott case? • What is popular sovereignty? • How did Uncle Tom’s Cabin impact the public’s opinion about slavery? • What was “Bleeding Kansas”?

  15. Lincoln vs Douglas Debates (1858)

  16. Popular Sovereignty Essay • In one paragraph, explain if you feel states should be able to make decisions based on popular sovereignty. Should the federal government or the people’s vote in each state decide on issues such as gay marriage, legalization of Marijuana, gun control, etc. • In a second paragraph, explain WHY the government or people should NOT make decisions on those issues. Explain why the opposing argument is wrong.

  17. ACES A- Answer the question C- Cite your evidence E- Explain your answer S- Summarize your argument

  18. Everything changes: Election of 1860

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