Causes of the Civil War Causes of the Civil War NotesNotes

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What really causes the Civil War??What really causes the Civil War??

The war breaks out because of many different The war breaks out because of many different reason.reason.

All of the reasons are based on a different of All of the reasons are based on a different of interests between the NORTH and the SOUTH interests between the NORTH and the SOUTH regions of our country.regions of our country.

Ironically in 1787, James Madison said, “It Ironically in 1787, James Madison said, “It seemed now…that the real difference of seemed now…that the real difference of interests lay not between small and large states interests lay not between small and large states but between northern and southern states”but between northern and southern states”

First Cause… State’s RightsFirst Cause… State’s Rights

Old question…Who should have more Old question…Who should have more power? The state or the national power? The state or the national government?government?

South: Wanted State sovereigntySouth: Wanted State sovereignty North: Wanted National sovereigntyNorth: Wanted National sovereignty Sovereignty means…authority or rule, Sovereignty means…authority or rule,

having the powerhaving the power

Second Cause…Tariff DisputesSecond Cause…Tariff Disputes

A tariff is a take on imported goodsA tariff is a take on imported goods South wanted LOW tariffsSouth wanted LOW tariffs North wanted HIGH tariffs to protect their North wanted HIGH tariffs to protect their

own manufactured goodsown manufactured goods Tariff = Tax on imported goodsTariff = Tax on imported goods

Third cause…Different EconomiesThird cause…Different Economies

Economy is the way your culture/group Economy is the way your culture/group makes moneymakes money

In the south they made money through In the south they made money through agriculture and farmingagriculture and farming

In the north they made a living through In the north they made a living through industry and manufacturingindustry and manufacturing

It becomes the Planter vs. the IndustrialistIt becomes the Planter vs. the Industrialist

Fourth cause…SlaveryFourth cause…Slavery

In 1860 only 25% of southerners actually In 1860 only 25% of southerners actually owned slavesowned slaves

Most southerners supported slaveryMost southerners supported slavery Northerners opposed slavery because it Northerners opposed slavery because it

was job competition between slave and was job competition between slave and free labor…slaves were paid for their work free labor…slaves were paid for their work

Abolitionists will create a different Abolitionists will create a different argument against slavery…argument against slavery…

Abolitionists argument against Abolitionists argument against slavery…slavery…

These reformers argued for a IMMEDIATE These reformers argued for a IMMEDIATE end to slaveryend to slavery

They argued that slavery was cruel and They argued that slavery was cruel and unusual treatment for human beingsunusual treatment for human beings

They argued for racial equalityThey argued for racial equality They argued for voting rights for all African They argued for voting rights for all African

Americans in the nationAmericans in the nation

Some important people in the Some important people in the Abolitionist movement…Abolitionist movement…

Frederick Douglas: former slave, great Frederick Douglas: former slave, great writer and speaker, becomes one the most writer and speaker, becomes one the most important black leader of the 19important black leader of the 19thth century century

William Lloyd Garrison: white northerner William Lloyd Garrison: white northerner published “The Liberator”published “The Liberator”

Harriet Tubman: an escaped slave, Harriet Tubman: an escaped slave,