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Causes of the

Causes of the. Civil War. Common Issue in all Wars. Land? No Slavery No Economics YES. Emotional Ties. What is the big deal about slavery? Politicians and slavery. Recent examples? Gulf War 9/11. North and South. Differences How are they different How do they make their money

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Causes of the

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  1. Causes of the Civil War

  2. Common Issue in all Wars • Land? • No • Slavery • No • Economics • YES

  3. Emotional Ties • What is the big deal about slavery? • Politicians and slavery. • Recent examples? • Gulf War • 9/11

  4. North and South • Differences • How are they different • How do they make their money • What are the ethnic breakdowns • What is the social break down

  5. Stephen Douglas • Senator from Illinois • Wanted to become President • Make Chicago more important • Needed Southern Votes • How could he get them • What issue would get the south’s attention

  6. Kansas- Nebraska

  7. Kansas- Nebraska • Why would Kansas & Nebraska interest Southerns? • What were they, what were the about to become? • Where were they located? Why is that important? • What does Douglas propose? • Popular Soverignty

  8. Popular Sovereignty • What did he think about this offer? • Did it work for him? • Bleeding Kansas!

  9. Dred Scott • Slave • Moved to a free area by his owner • What is Dred Scott thinking about being in this free area?

  10. Dred Scott • Supreme Court Case • Slaves are property • Missouri Compromise is UNconstitutional

  11. John Brown • An instrument from God to end slavery • Bleeding Kansas • Murdered 5 pro slavery men in Kansas • Harper’s Ferry Raid

  12. John Brown • He was hanged!

  13. Uncle Tom’s Cabin • Harriet Beecher Stowe • Book about the South • Made northerners critical of slavery

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