1 / 55

Blood

Blood. What does it mean “to spill blood”?. When blood is spilled, everything changes. Today, we are going to learn about causes of the Civil War. Most involve blood being spilled. What do you think caused the Civil War?. Caning of Sumner. Dred Scott. Slave Rebellions. Nat Turner.

todd
Download Presentation

Blood

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Blood

  2. What does it mean “to spill blood”?

  3. When blood is spilled, everything changes

  4. Today, we are going to learn about causes of the Civil War

  5. Most involve blood being spilled

  6. What do you think caused the Civil War?

  7. Caning of Sumner

  8. Dred Scott

  9. Slave Rebellions

  10. Nat Turner

  11. Causes of the Civil War

  12. Causes of the Civil War(General) • State’s Rights • Slavery • Tariff Disputes • Different Economies • Cultural Differences

  13. Causes of the Civil War(Specific Issues) • Missouri Compromise of 1820 • Compromise of 1850 • Uncle Tom’s Cabin • Kansas-Nebraska Act • Dred Scott Decision • John Brown’s Mission • Election of 1860

  14. Missouri Compromise of 1820 • Missouri wants to enter the Union as a slavestate, but this would upset the balance between slave states and free states. • 22 states = 11 and 11

  15. Free States Massachusetts New Hampshire Vermont New York Rhode Island Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Ohio Illinois New Jersey Slave States Maryland Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Georgia Delaware Louisiana Kentucky Slave states and Free States, 1820

  16. What to do? • Pres. James Monroe ignores the situation • Decision left up to Congress • Henry Clay, Speaker of the House, is credited with the solution

  17. The Missouri Compromise of 1820 • Missouri is added as a slave state • Maine is added as a free state • In the future, 36’30” parallel line • Divides the FREE North and SLAVE South

  18. Missouri Compromise

  19. Compromise of 1850 • Recent Past • War with Mexico, 1848 • California 1849, Gold Rush • Quick jump in population • Wants to join the union as a free state • New Mexico • Wants to join as a free state • Slave states upset that free states are helping runaways

  20. The Compromise of 1850 • CA enters as a free state • NM and UT • Territories with no restrictions on slavery • Texas • Give land to NM, get $ from the US government • Stronger Fugitive Slave Laws • Made it a crime to help runaway slaves and allowed officials to arrest those slaves in free areas • Washington D.C.> No more slave trade

  21. Nat Turner’s Rebellion

  22. Nat Turner’s Rebellion

  23. Nat Turner’s Rebellion • Most violent slave revolt in history occurred in 1831 • Nat Turner was a slave in Virginia • 60 whites were killed in the community by the slave mob • 100 innocent slaves were killed in an attempt to stop the mob • Turner fled for 6 weeks and was eventually caught and executed • New slave codes were passed putting tougher restrictions on enslaved people.

  24. Uncle Tom’s Cabin • Harriet Beecher Stowe • Lived in New England • Was an abolitionist • Opened eyes in America • Best selling book • Made into plays

  25. In the North… In the South… Uncle Tom’s Cabin

  26. Kansas-Nebraska Act,1854 • Nebraska Territory > split in two • Nebraska • Kansas > Slave or Free State? • Stephen Douglas’ proposal • People of Kansas vote for themselves • Two problems with this: • MO Compromise is now VOID Because… • Kansas citizens disagree about slavery

  27. “Bleeding Kansas”

  28. Bleeding Kansas(In Congress) • Douglas proposed in 1853 Popular Sovereignty to decide the slavery issue • This canceled the Missouri Compromise • Southerners and Northerners flock to the territory to persuade the voters towards their cause. • 1855 Kansas had two governments one free and one slave • An election was held to decide which would rule the new state • Violence broke out prior to the election and after the decision was made

  29. 1856 violence between Pro and Anti Slavery is getting worse • Tar and feather, murder, corrupt politics • Kansas becomes a Free State in 1861 after the southern states had succeeded from the Union.

  30. Caning of Sumner Rep. Preston Brooks (SC) with the cane beating Sen. Charles Sumner (MA)

  31. May 22, 1856 • Preston Brooks, member of the House of Representatives walked into the Senate chamber and beat Charles Sumner. • Sumner (abolitionist from Mass.) had brought up the issue for debate as to admit Kansas as a free or slave state. • He will publicly call out Sen. Douglas and Sen. Butler • Rep Brooks was from the South Carolina like Butler • Both men became heroes for their cause

  32. Dred Scott Decision • Dred Scott, a slave sued for his freedom after briefly living with his owner in the North. • Roger Taney and the Supreme Court said “NO FREEDOM”. Here’s Why…

  33. Why Dred Scott Lost.. The Supreme Court said… • Slaves were not citizens, so they could not have a court case • Slaves were property • Because the 5th Amendment protected property, Congress could not ban slavery • The MO Compromise, which banned slavery, was unconstitutional

  34. New Party System • Sectional Party System for the first time • Republican Party created by Northerners committed to stopping the expansion of slavery • Made up of former Whigs, Democrats, Free Soilers and Know-Nothings. • Democratic Party split into N and S factions • Whig Party died and joined either R or D. • Abraham Lincoln switched from Whig to Republican because he cared so much about the slavery expansion issue.

  35. John Brown’s Mission • Man of God or • Madman?

  36. John BrownKansas, 1856 John Brown, a fanatical abolitionist • Moved to Kansas when it was up for a vote • Leader of the Pottawatomie Creek Massacre • His mob murdered five men who favored slavery • Bodies were left torn apart in the village • Warning to others who supported slavery • One son was killed in revenge of Pottawatomie

  37. John Brown will leave Kansas to prepare for a bigger and harsher statement against slavery in America

  38. John BrownHarper’s Ferry, VA 1859 Mob: 21 men (16 white, 5 black) Plan:Capture town arsenal, gather arms, and head into the hills Goal: Hand out weapons to slaves and encourage a widespread slave uprising

  39. Harper’s Ferry The Outcome: A Complete Failure Town was alerted to the action, Brown and mob were held up in an engine house President was alerted of the news, sent out federal troops to end the situation Federal troops (led by Colonel Robert E.Lee) captured and arrest John Brown

  40. John Brown John Brown is executed on 12/2/1859. He accepted this with great pride, thinking his execution will do more to promote the abolitionist cause.

  41. Election of 1860 • Northern Democratic Candidate = Stephen Douglas • Southern Democratic Candidate = John C. Breckinridge (supported slavery in the territories) • Constitutional Union Party = John Bell (Slave holder who opposed Kansas-Nebraska Act) • Republican Candidate = Abraham Lincoln (promised not to abolish slavery where it already existed) • Lincoln’s election signaled to the south that they were losing their political power.

More Related