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Causes of the Civil War

Causes of the Civil War. Connect these…. PMQ #4, 5: Transportation and Agriculture and Commerce and Sectionalism ???. 1850 -1852. Pearl Incident 1848 Compromise of 1850 The case of Frederick Jenkins 51 Uncle Tom’s Cabin 52 ; Memoir of Daniel Drayton 53 Young America - Early 50s

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Causes of the Civil War

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  1. Causes of the Civil War

  2. Connect these… PMQ #4, 5: Transportation and • Agriculture and • Commerce and • Sectionalism ???

  3. 1850 -1852 • Pearl Incident 1848 • Compromise of 1850 • The case of Frederick Jenkins 51 • Uncle Tom’s Cabin 52 ; Memoir of Daniel Drayton 53 • Young America - Early 50s • Election of 1852: Scott v Pierce • Conscience Whigs and Cotton Whigs

  4. Read one assigned set of the following documents. SOAPSTONES ONE Doc. Due tomorRow: Kennedy The American Spirit, Ch19 • 19B: – Bleeding Kansas • 19C: – Dred Scott Case • 19D: – Lincoln Douglas Debates • 19E: – Harper’s Ferry • 19F: – Campaign of 1860

  5. 1853-1856 • Ostend Manifesto • Gadsden Purchase • Burns Incident • Know Nothings • Kansas Nebraska Act: The Single Greatest Causal Event??? • If not, then what? • Republican Party • Topeka and LeCompton Constitutions • Brooks-Sumner Incident • Election of 1856

  6. 1857-1860 • Dred Scott Decision • Buchanan and the Kansas Problem • Lincoln- Douglas Debates • Elections of 1858 • John Brown’s Raid • Election of 1860: • South Carolina : Dec 20th vote • Crittenden Compromise

  7. Put the following events in chronological order 1-13: • Dred Scott Case • Crittenden Compromise • Lincoln-Douglas Debate • Franklin Pierce’s election in 1852 • Uncle Tom’s Cabin first published • Kansas Nebraska Act • Firing on Fort Sumter, April 1861 • John Brown’s revenge at Pottawatomie Creek • Lincoln elected President • John Brown’s Raid on Harper’s Ferry • A new Republican Party Forms • The sack of Lawrence KN by a pro-slavery mob • Attempt to buy Cuba in Ostend Manifesto

  8. GOT Significance?

  9. Stephen Douglas • Wealthy land speculator • Helped make Chicago a major hub of railroads • Elected to Illinois legislature in 1836 • Judge of Supreme Court of Illinois 1841-1843 • Elected to US House of Representatives in 1843 • Elected to US Senate in 1846 [serves until 1861] • Supported the Compromise of 1850 • PushesKansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 • Series of debates w/ Lincoln - US Senate campaign 1858 • Nominated for US Presidency ’60 • Southern Democrats choose John C. Breckenridge • Offered his services to President Lincoln after outbreak of War • Douglas toured border states to arouse enthusiasm for Union cause

  10. Abraham Lincoln • Born in KY to dirt poor parents • Parents move to IN, then IL. • 2 flatboat trips to NO • Moves to Salem IL. • Passes bar Exam 1836 • Serves 4 terms in ILs House, 34-42 • Wins one term as US Rep 46 • Offers Spot Resolutions, opposing Polk’s War • Successful legal practice • Speaks against K-N Act • Speaks against Dred Scott • Nominated as Republican candidate for US Senate • Lincoln Douglas Debates • Nominated Rep. candidate and wins Presidency in 4 way race ‘60

  11. President

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