Reconstruction
Sectionalism and the Doorstep to War
Chap 17
Origins with Emancipation Made 13 th Amendment Inevitable Made 13 th Amendment Inevitable Opened debate on the status of the freedmen Opened debate on.
1. Economy – industrial v. agrarian 2. Political – Republicans & Lincoln 3. Social – different cultural influences 4. All men are free v. Constitutional.
The Debate over Slavery. A.The Expansion of Slavery 1. Victory in Mexican war added over 500,000 miles to US and renewed the debate over slavery.
The Sectional Crisis (1820-1860) Question: What were the reasons and events that divided Americans so severely that by 1861, they would take up arms against.
Key Questions 1. How do we bring the South back into the Union? 2. How do we rebuild the South after its destruction during the war? 3. How do we integrate.
