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North vs. South. Causes of the Civil War By Suzanne Hipps Starr Elementary. The United States in 1860. Northern States (blue) Maine Ohio Vermont New Jersey New Hampshire Indiana Massachusettes Illinois Conneticuit Iowa
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North vs. South Causes of the Civil War By Suzanne Hipps Starr Elementary
The United States in 1860 • Northern States (blue) • Maine Ohio • Vermont New Jersey • New Hampshire Indiana • Massachusettes Illinois • Conneticuit Iowa • Rhode Island Minnesota • Pennsylvania Michigan • Kansas Maryland • Wisconsin Delaware • Border States (brown) • Missouri • Kentucky • West Virginia • Southern States (grey) • Texas Louisianna • Georgia Mississippi • South Carolina Alabama • North Carolina Arkasas • Florida Missouri • Virginia Tennessee
Differences Divide the States • Farming Versus Industry • Slavery Versus Free • States Rights Versus National Government
Ways of Life – The North • Lots of factories • People moving near factories • Some farms • Life changing quickly • More people
Ways of Life - South • Farming most important • Not as many people • Life not changing as quickly • Depended on North for supplies
Slavery - North • Opposed Slavery • Did not want slavery to spread to the west End Slavery!
Slavery – The South • Slaves needed for farming, mining, factory working, house serving, and carpentering • 1 family in 4 owned slaves • Wanted to expand slavery to the west
State’s Rights – The North • Opposed state’s rights • Felt the National government should have more say
State’s Rights – The South • The South felt the state governments should have more of a say than the National government
Credits • Pictures came from the following sources: • Library of Congress • Union and Confederate States of the Civil war