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Exploring Key Events of the Civil War

Dive into the Kansas-Nebraska Act, Dred Scott case, John Brown's Raid, and issues surrounding slavery in the U.S. Learn about popular sovereignty, laws, and key individuals of this tumultuous time in America's history.

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Exploring Key Events of the Civil War

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  1. Writing-To-Win: FREE WRITE! You can write about any topic today! Must have a minimum of 6 sentences. Make sure you writing is on an appropriate topic!

  2. SSUSH9 The student will identify key events, issues, and individuals relating to the causes, course, and consequences of the Civil War. a. Explain the Kansas-Nebraska Act, the failure of popular sovereignty, Dred Scott case, and John Brown’s Raid.

  3. Before the Standard • Does slavery still exist in the U.S.? • What forms, if any, does it exist in? • What actions can be taken to combat contemporary slavery?

  4. Essential Question # 8 [Page 8] • What were the key laws and court cases surrounding the issue of slavery? • Include explanations of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, failure of popular sovereignty, Dred Scott, and John Brown’s Raid. [EQ Goes In This Space] Law / Court CaseDetails • You may eitherchoose to use theback of Page 8 forextra / supplementalnotes or you may carry your chart over on the back to provide more room for info insideyour chart • Each of the followingslides contains infoconcerning laws or legal cases surroundingthe issue of slavery • Use the info providedto complete a chart like the one you seehere Kansas-NebraskaAct Failure of PopularSovereignty Dred Scott v. Sanford John Brown’s Raid

  5. Kansas-Nebraska Act • Signed in 1854, the Act, introduced by Stephen Douglas: - repealed the Missouri Compromise(what was that?) -created two new territories: Kansas and Nebraska - would allow each territory to decide on the slavery issue by using “popular sovereignty” - led to the formation of the Republican Party (1854) which supported keeping slavery out of the territories - led to “Bleeding Kansas”

  6. Kansas-Nebraska Act: • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdodEnENnUU

  7. Bleeding KansasFailure of Popular Sovereignty • Because Kansas would decide about slavery through popular sovereignty, both the North (antislavery) and the South (pro-slavery) sent thousands of people into Kansas to sway the vote • Tensions between the two groups led to violence and the destruction of property, including the sacking of Lawrence • By the end of 1856, 200 people had been killed in the skirmishes How did the violence in Kansas demonstrate that popular sovereignty was a failure?

  8. Underground Railroad: • Page 333 • Not actually underground • An escape system used railroad terms to describe its actions • It was a secret network of “conductors” (people) that hid runaway slaves in farm wagons & on riverboats and then moved them to destinations in the North or in Canada • Harriet Tubman (Black Moses)

  9. Dred Scott v. Sanford • Scott was taken by his master into the free state of Illinois, and then later, back into the slave state of Missouri • With the help of an abolitionist group Scott sued for freedom (1847), claiming that because he had lived in a free state, he should be free

  10. Scott was eventually freed in May 1857, but died nine months later* The case went to the Supreme Court where in 1857, the Court ruled against Scott Because slaves were not citizens of the U.S., Scott could not sue in Federal Court Dred Scott

  11. John Brown’s Raid (Harper’s Ferry) • Who: An abolitionist who used violence against those supporting slavery • In 1859, he and his followers tried to support a slave uprising in Virginia by seizing a federal arsenal in Harpers Ferry.

  12. John Brown’s Raid • The uprising was quickly put down and after a trial, Brown was executed • Brown was viewed by many in the North as a martyr for the anti-slavery movement How do you think Brown was viewed In the South-why?

  13. Checkpoint Questions: • Read pages 331-337. • Complete Checkpoint Questions on page 334 (there are 2), & page 337 (there is 1). • Be prepared to discuss your answers!

  14. QUIZ: • Which act repealed the Missouri Compromise? • Who was the Vice-President who created the idea of states’ rights that helped sectionalism grow? • What was the Fugitive Slave Act? • What was the name of the legislation passed that stated any territory gained from the war with Mexico would be free? • Why did Dred Scott sue for freedom?

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