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Civil War

Bellwork March10th

• Add the following vocabulary to your Essential Vocabulary List:

• Antebellum- period before Civil War• Abolitionist- people who were against slavery.• Secession- withdrawal from an organization

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Failure to Compromise

•Missouri Comp. “delayed” the problem.•Comp. of 1850 failed•California would be free state• In return, South got Fugitive Slave Act • Enraged and solidified Northern Abolitionists

Failure to Compromise

• Fugitive Slave Act allowed any and all blacks to be “returned” to slavery.•Many free blacks were abducted “illegally”• South (J.C. Calhoun, SC) hoped it would solidify States’ Rights.• Northerners actively fought it.

Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852)

• Harriet Beecher Stowe: • daughter of abolitionist minister•Wrote novel to show the evils of slavery.• Ended a common feeling in the North that slavery wasn’t that bad.•Made slavery a national, moral problem.• Enraged Southerners

Kansas-Nebraska Act

• In 1854, U.S. attempted to bring in Kansas and Nebraska• South fought the idea that 2 free states would be added• Senate decided to allow “popular vote” to decide

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Bleeding Kansas (1855-)

• After the K-N Act, 1,000s of “settlers” flooded to Kansas.• Missourians crossed

boarder to vote “illegally ” in 1855.• 3,000 residents of the

territory; 8,000+ votes.• Jayhawkers (anti-

slavery) fought Bushwhackers (pro-slavery) in a violent guerrilla war.• Atrocities were common.

Dred Scott Decision (1857)

• Scott was a slave who had been taken to live in Illinois and Wisconsin (free states)• He sued his master for freedom b/c they had lived in a free state.• Court chose in favor of slavery. They said: Scott couldn’t sue anyone.• Said that slaves were legal property, and had no rights

John Brown (1800-1859)

• Born in CT, failed at most things in life (especially finance)• Took the cause of abolition to extremes.• Aided slaves in escaping• Gave land to former

slaves (not always his own)• Fought in Bleeding Kansas with his sons (murdered 5 unarmed men)• Fighting there inspired him to “lead a war against slavery”

John Brown’sRaid

• In 1859, led a band of fugitive slaves in an attack on Harper’s Ferry, VA.• Though unsuccessful, it was highly publicized.• Robert E. Lee was sent by U.S. Gov. to end the fighting.• Hanged for treason 12/2/1859.•Mourned in the North, hated in the South

1860 Election• New Northern, anti-slavery party: Republicans chose Abraham Lincoln.• Senator from Illinois, born

in KY.• Strongly criticized slavery

during debates.• Democratic party was

divided b/w North and South.• As soon as Abe was

elected, Secession talks REALLY began…

1860 Electoral Map

Division, and the Road to War

• Youtube video:• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6d4o2F7fIxg• The slavery video segment begins at 20:15, and ends at 29:53.• The Road to War segment begins at 29:53.