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Unit Questions. What separated the North and the South economically, culturally, and politically? What is the “States’ Rights” movement? What political compromises held together the Union before the Civil War? What incidents lead escaladed tensions between the North and South ?

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Unit Questions

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  1. Unit Questions • What separated the North and the South economically, culturally, and politically? • What is the “States’ Rights” movement? • What political compromises held together the Union before the Civil War? • What incidents lead escaladed tensions between the North and South? • What was slavery like?

  2. Slavery, States Rights, & Compromise

  3. Quick Fire • How might these differences have caused a split between the North and South? • Economic • Social • Geographic

  4. Slavery in the Declaration of Independence • Thomas Jefferson, who wrote the Declaration of Independence, tried to condemn slavery within the Declaration. The Continental Congress almost fell apart as a result. So it was taken out.

  5. Slavery In the Constitution • Three-Fifths Compromise: • Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other Persons.

  6. Slavery In the Constitution • Article 1: Section 2 • The Migration or Importation of such Persons as any of the States now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the Congress prior to the Year one thousand eight hundred and eight, but a tax or duty may be imposed on such Importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each Person.

  7. Slavery in the Constitution • 15To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions. • Art IV, Sect 4The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence

  8. Conflict and Compromise

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