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The Causes of the Civil War: Transportation, Agriculture, Commerce, and Sectionalism

Explore the pivotal events and figures leading to the Civil War, including the Compromise of 1850, Uncle Tom's Cabin, and the election of 1860. Learn about Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln, key players in this historical period.

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The Causes of the Civil War: Transportation, Agriculture, Commerce, and Sectionalism

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  1. Causes of the Civil War

  2. Connect these… PMQ #4, 5: Transportation and • Agriculture and • Commerce and • Sectionalism ???

  3. 1850 -1852 • Pearl Incident 1848 • Compromise of 1850 • The case of Frederick Jenkins 51 • Uncle Tom’s Cabin 52 ; Memoir of Daniel Drayton 53 • Young America - Early 50s • Election of 1852: Scott v Pierce • Conscience Whigs and Cotton Whigs

  4. Read one assigned set of the following documents. SOAPSTONES ONE Doc. Due tomorRow: Kennedy The American Spirit, Ch19 • 19B: – Bleeding Kansas • 19C: – Dred Scott Case • 19D: – Lincoln Douglas Debates • 19E: – Harper’s Ferry • 19F: – Campaign of 1860

  5. 1853-1856 • Ostend Manifesto • Gadsden Purchase • Burns Incident • Know Nothings • Kansas Nebraska Act: The Single Greatest Causal Event??? • If not, then what? • Republican Party • Topeka and LeCompton Constitutions • Brooks-Sumner Incident • Election of 1856

  6. 1857-1860 • Dred Scott Decision • Buchanan and the Kansas Problem • Lincoln- Douglas Debates • Elections of 1858 • John Brown’s Raid • Election of 1860: • South Carolina : Dec 20th vote • Crittenden Compromise

  7. Put the following events in chronological order 1-13: • Dred Scott Case • Crittenden Compromise • Lincoln-Douglas Debate • Franklin Pierce’s election in 1852 • Uncle Tom’s Cabin first published • Kansas Nebraska Act • Firing on Fort Sumter, April 1861 • John Brown’s revenge at Pottawatomie Creek • Lincoln elected President • John Brown’s Raid on Harper’s Ferry • A new Republican Party Forms • The sack of Lawrence KN by a pro-slavery mob • Attempt to buy Cuba in Ostend Manifesto

  8. GOT Significance?

  9. Stephen Douglas • Wealthy land speculator • Helped make Chicago a major hub of railroads • Elected to Illinois legislature in 1836 • Judge of Supreme Court of Illinois 1841-1843 • Elected to US House of Representatives in 1843 • Elected to US Senate in 1846 [serves until 1861] • Supported the Compromise of 1850 • PushesKansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 • Series of debates w/ Lincoln - US Senate campaign 1858 • Nominated for US Presidency ’60 • Southern Democrats choose John C. Breckenridge • Offered his services to President Lincoln after outbreak of War • Douglas toured border states to arouse enthusiasm for Union cause

  10. Abraham Lincoln • Born in KY to dirt poor parents • Parents move to IN, then IL. • 2 flatboat trips to NO • Moves to Salem IL. • Passes bar Exam 1836 • Serves 4 terms in ILs House, 34-42 • Wins one term as US Rep 46 • Offers Spot Resolutions, opposing Polk’s War • Successful legal practice • Speaks against K-N Act • Speaks against Dred Scott • Nominated as Republican candidate for US Senate • Lincoln Douglas Debates • Nominated Rep. candidate and wins Presidency in 4 way race ‘60

  11. President

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