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Chapter 10

Published on May 25, 2016

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Chapter 10

The Union in Crisis, 1846-1861
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Northern and Southern Differences

  • Economics: Industrial vs. Agricultural
  • Population: Diverse vs. Stagnant
  • Slavery: Opposed vs. Supportive
  • Again, it's not everyone in the region, but overall.
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Election of 1848

  • Two major issues:
  • WILMOT PROVISO: No slavery in the territories from the M-A War
  • POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY: People in the states vote on whether or not to have slavery
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Oh, wait, there's gold in California!

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Calhoun and Webster Spar

Debate over Unity or Secession
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Compromise of 1850

  • CA admitted as a free state
  • No slave trade in DC
  • Stricter Fugitive Slave Law
  • Popular Sovereignty
  • TX gave up NM for $10 million
  • Everyone hates it, and Clay leaves D.C.
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Resistance to FSL

  • Northern states passed Personal Liberty Laws
  • "Christiana Riot"
  • Underground Railroad
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8.

Famous Runaway Slaves

  • Harriet Tubman
  • Henry "Box" Brown
  • Ellen and William Craft
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Harriet Beecher Stowe writes Uncle Tom's Cabin.

Now there is a face to slavery
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The South responded with...

Drapetomania...Awesome
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Kansas-Nebraska Act

  • Nullifies the Missouri Compromise
  • Causes further division
  • Get's a little bloody (two state governments?
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Fighting in DC

  • Sumner vs. Brooks
  • Sumner gets "Sumnerized"
  • Brooks gets away with it
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New Political Parties

  • Know-Nothings: Secret group that is anti-immigrant that becomes the American Party
  • Free-Soilers: Attempting to stop the spread of slavery
  • Republicans: Opposed to slavery, made up of lots of groups
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Dred Scott v. Sanford

  • Scott sues for freedom
  • All African-Americans are not citizens, so they can't sue
  • The federal government can't ban slavery in some parts of the country
  • Because THAT'S unconstitutional
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"Honest Abe" vs "The Little Giant"

  • Douglas:
  • Supported annexation of TX and popular sovereignty
  • Lincoln:
  • Condemned slavery and popular sovereignty
  • Debates lasted for weeks
  • Douglas won
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John Brown raids Harpers Ferry

Chop up slavers!
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Election of 1860

  • No national parties
  • Lincoln didn't win a single Southern vote
  • South secedes
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James Buchanan does nothing!

No authority for anyone!
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Confederate States of America

  • States' rights
  • Protected slavery
  • BBBUUUUTTT, no importation of slaves (for GB and France)
  • Last ditch effort: Crittenden Compromise.
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It's ON!

Confederates seize Fort Sumter and the Civil War begins.
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Any Questions?

Good luck on your test tomorrow!
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Meaghan McCauley