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The Road to Civil War 1820-1860

Explore the causes and events leading to the American Civil War from 1820 to 1860, including key compromises, conflicts over slavery, and the eventual secession of states. From the Missouri Compromise to the Compromise of 1850, delve into the tensions that tore the nation apart. Discover the impact of figures like Henry Clay, the rise of abolitionism, and the violent struggles such as "Bleeding Kansas." Learn about significant court cases like Dred Scott v. Sandford and the political turmoil that culminated in the election of Abraham Lincoln and the subsequent secession of Southern states. Unravel the complexities that ultimately led to the devastating conflict that shaped American history forever.

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The Road to Civil War 1820-1860

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  1. The Road to Civil War1820-1860

  2. 36˚30’ Missouri Compromise (1820)

  3. The American System National Bank Internal Improvements Protective Tariff The South Loses

  4. NULLIFICATION 1828-1833

  5. The American System National Bank Internal Improvements Protective Tariff The South Loses

  6. The “Great Compromiser” Clay’s Compromises 1. Missouri (1820) 2. Nullification (1833) 3. 1850 (1850)

  7. 1831

  8. Independence • 1845 Annexation Texas

  9. The Mexican War1846-1848 http://www.il.ngb.army.mil/museum/HistoricalEvents/MexicanWar.htm

  10. FREE SOIL Wilmot Proviso "Provided, That, as an express and fundamental condition to the acquisition of any territory from the Republic of Mexico by the United States… neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever exist in any part of said territory..." NEVER PASSED David Wilmot (D – PA)

  11. Abolitionism vs. Free Soil

  12. ?

  13. The Compromise of 1850 Admit Californiaas aFreeState For the North: For the South: The New Mexico Territory: Slavery in Washington, DC: STRONGERFugitive Slave Law Popular Sovereigntyin Mexican Cession Texassells land / Federal Gov. assumes debt AbolishSlaveTradein Washington, D.C.

  14. The Compromise of 1850 was supposed to be the final compromise between the sections… and it was – just for different reasons than Clay had intended.

  15. The 1830s vs. the 1850s

  16. Personal Liberty Laws Passed by Wisconsin and other Northern states • Guaranteed jury trials for accused slaves De facto Nullification

  17. Uncle Tom’s Cabin Harriet Beecher Stowe’s bestselling anti-slavery novel (1852) Stowe Original Illustrations: http://utc.iath.virginia.edu/uncletom/illustra/53illf.html

  18. Some books make usRe-Think

  19. The Kansas-Nebraska Act POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY In Kansas and Nebraska Territories on the issue of slavery MISSOURI COMPROMISE ANIMATED MAP: http://teachingamericanhistory.org/neh/interactives/sectionalism/lesson3/

  20. FREE SOIL Opposition to the SPREAD of Slavery

  21. Republican Party 1854 Free Soil NOTabolitionist Northern Whigs + Northern Free Soil Democrats

  22. “Bleeding Kansas”1855-185956 Dead Lawrence, KS, after the “Sack of Lawrence” by proslavery settlers

  23. John Brown (Violent Abolitionist) John Steuart Curry, “Tragic Prelude,” 1937-1941

  24. (1856) Brooks/Sumner Incident vs. Rep. Preston Brooks (SC) Sen. Charles Sumner (MA)

  25. SLAP! READ Sumner’s Speech READ Brooks’ Defense

  26. (1857) Dred Scott v. Sandford FACTS OF THE CASE: Dred Scott, a slave, lived with his master in free territory for two years. Scott claimed this made him a free man.

  27. (1857) Dred Scott v. Sandford THE DECISION: • People of African descent (incl. Scott) could not be U.S. citizens. • Congress can’t forbid slavery in federal territories (violation of property rights) • Ergo, theMissouri Compromise is Unconstitutional Judicial Activism

  28. “Slave Power” Conspiracy?

  29. “House Divided” Speech Abraham Lincoln 1858

  30. (1859) John Brown’s Raid OBJECTIVE: • Seize a federal arsenal • Harpers Ferry, VA TREASON • Tried, Convicted, Executed • Different reactions in North and South

  31. Paranoia NORTH: “Slave Power” Conspiracy The South wants to spread slavery throughout the nation Mason-Dixon Line SOUTH: North plans to destroy Southern slavery by igniting slave revolts.

  32. 1860 Presidential Election

  33. Abraham Lincoln(R-IL)Sixteenth President of the U.S.1861-1865 Democratic Party split Election promptedsecession of states in the Deep South http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/al16.html

  34. Secession

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