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The Civil War - Contributing Factors

The Civil War - Contributing Factors. What were the main factors that contributed to the start of the Civil War?. The Democratic Party’s (est. by Andrew Jackson, 1824) basic ideas:. -Government should serve the “Common People” -Voting rights extended to non-property owners

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The Civil War - Contributing Factors

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  1. The Civil War - Contributing Factors What were the main factors that contributed to the start of the Civil War?

  2. The Democratic Party’s (est. by Andrew Jackson, 1824) basic ideas: -Government should serve the “Common People” -Voting rights extended to non-property owners -Still just white males

  3. What did the principle of “states’ rights” mean for the South? • It illustrated conflict b/t North and South • North wanted to add tariffs to Southern goods • State power should be ultimate power (popular Southern view)

  4. What was the Missouri Compromise of 1820 about? • Admission of Missouri as 23rd state upset balance of 11 free states and 11 slave states • Compromise admitted Missouri as slave state and Maine as free state • Drew line at 36 - 30’- prohibited slavery above this line map

  5. What was the Indian Removal Act of 1830 about? • Cherokee & Choctaw populations (18,000) were removed, forcibly, to western land-1838 • “Trail of Tears”- 1/4 of people died-link • 3,000 Seminoles killed in Florida - 1842

  6. Industrial Revolution’s Impact on America? • Industrial technologies created economic advantages (harnessing of “Promethean” growth) pic • Urban centers in north (Chicago, Detroit, NY) contained many factories and industries • South was largely agricultural

  7. Who were Nativists? • “Whites” who opposed immigrants who might compete with them for jobs • Gangs of New York image

  8. What was the “Transportation Revolution” and what was its impact? • Steam powered engines for trains and boats, map • Cut transportation costs by 75% • By 1860, 30,000 miles of railroad track

  9. Impact of the Cotton Gin? • Invented in 1793-increased production • By 1860, cotton was leading export product • “Cotton Kingdom” formed • South relied heavily on institution of slavery • 1/3 of Southern whites claimed ownership of those enslaved • “Cotton Gin” increased demand for enslavement

  10. What was the impact of Nat Turner’s Rebellion? • About 60 Whites killed • Over 100 slaves killed • All states North and South strengthened slave codes- link

  11. Abolitionist Leaders? • Those who opposed the institution of slavery • Arguments based moral and religious grounds • Helped establish “underground railroad”- • Elijah Lovejoy, Frederick Douglass,William Lloyd Garrison, and Angelina and Sarah Grimke Harriet Tubman • Underground Railroad

  12. Why was the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 important? • Declaration of Sentiments - proclaimed “Women’s Rights” - link • First nationally organized effort in world • Rights of women - equal rights, equal pay, education, property rights, and right to vote.

  13. What was the Temperance Movement of 1855 about? Who led it? • Movement to convince people of “evils” of alcohol • Consumption should be limited or stopped • Members were mostly women (white, middle class, and religious) • Carrie Nation

  14. What was “Manifest Destiny” about? • Idea that settlers have rights to inhabit this nation, “from sea to shining sea” • Authority granted by “God”- Gast Painting

  15. What was the Mexican War about? Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo? • Dispute over territory in South (Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona) • Turf war b/t US troops and Mexican • map

  16. Impact of the California Gold Rush? • Mad dash for gold out west • Brought prospectors, merchants, and RR lines • Many Chinese-American came to build RR lines • Miners

  17. What did the Compromise of 1850 resolve? • Temporary resolution to question of new territories as states (Slave or Free?) • Map

  18. What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 attempt to resolve? • map

  19. Historical significance of Dred Scott Decision? • Question of citizen’s rights for those African-Americans formerly enslaved • Decision

  20. What were the Confederate States of America? • secede.gif

  21. Essay Quiz (20pts for complete, concise, and well-reasoned answers of one to two pages) • Use three to five historical examples to construct a convincing argument that answers our original question about the Civil War - What were the main factors that contributed to the start of the Civil War? • Possible examples: “States Rights”, Missouri Compromise, Industrial Revolution, Transportation Revolution, Cotton Gin, Nat Turner’s Rebellion, Tariffs, Institution of Slavery, Dred Scott Decision

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