a house divided causes of the civil war
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“A House Divided”: North v.
South
North v. SouthCauses
of the Civil War“A House Divided”
NORTH
SOUTH
Slavery is BAD! Want to fight it out?!
Slavery is GOOD! Let’s take
this outside!
Warm-Up 2/24
• Come in, sit down QUIETLY and set-up!• Use p. 410 in the RED BOOK to answer these
questions:
1) Cotton was known as __________, because it ruled the __________ economy.
2) What did the new machines Americans were inventing mean for the factories?
Write the questions AND answers!
Warm-Up 2/24
1) Cotton was known as “King Cotton,” because it ruled the South’s economy.
2) What did the new machines Americans were inventing mean for the factories?
- The machines meant that factories could produce more goods, often more cheaply.
“A House Divided”: North v. South
Objective: We will analyze the differences between the Northern and Southern states in the 1800s
Warm-Up 2/25
• Come in, sit down QUIETLY and set-up!• Use YOUR NOTEBOOK to answer these
questions:
1) Why was Benjamin Banneker important to Washington D.C.?
2) What change happened in the Industrial Revolution?
Write the questions AND answers!
Warm-Up 2/25
1) Why was Benjamin Banneker important to Washington D.C.?
- He surveyed, or planned, the capital city
2) What change happened in the Industrial Revolution?
- People used machines to make goods instead of making things by hand
Verbal-Visual Vocabulary
Word
Definition Sentence or Example
Picture
Industrial
Industrial
Industrial means having an economy based on producing goods & services in factories & businesses
Houston is an industrial city because it has many businesses.
Agricultural
Agricultural
(Write your own sentence using “agricultural”)
Agricultural means having an economy based on farming
Warm-Up 3/2
• Come in, sit down QUIETLY and set-up!• Use p. 465 in the RED BOOK to answer these
questions:
1) What does tariff mean?
2) The Northern states wanted _________ tariffs, but the Southern states wanted ____________ tariffs.
3) Why do you think the North and South wanted different tariffs?
Write the questions AND answers!
Warm-Up 3/2
1) What does tariff mean?- A tariff is a tax on imported goods
(things that come INTO a country)
2) The Northern states wanted HIGHER tariffs, but the Southern states wanted LOWER tariffs.
3) Why do you think the North and South wanted different tariffs?
- The South wanted cheaper goods from Great Britain, but the North wanted to sell its manufactured goods at a high price.
“A House Divided”: North v. South
Objective: We will analyze the differences between the Northern and Southern states in the 1800s
North v. SouthCauses
of the Civil War“A House Divided”
NORTH
SOUTH
Slavery is BAD! Want to fight it out?!
Slavery is GOOD! Let’s take
this outside!
Draw your “Divided House”Causes
of the Civil War“A House Divided”
NORTH
SOUTH
North & South• In the 1800s, the Northern states and
the Southern states developed different economies and lifestyles
North & South
• They disagreed on the issue of slavery
• This disagreement led to the American Civil War
The Civil War: North v. South• To understand why the North and
South disagreed about slavery, think about a “divided house”
The Civil War: North v. South
The Civil War: North v. South• The North and South were part of the
same country (“house”), but they were fighting (“divided”) about slavery
Draw your “Divided House”Causes
of the Civil War“A House Divided”
NORTH
SOUTH
Causes of the Civil War: N v. SCauses
of the Civil War“A House Divided”
NORTH
SOUTH
COLDINDUSTRIAL
• big cities• factories & inventions• railroads & canals to move goods• immigrants from Ireland & Germany• “free labor” = workers are paid• wanted higher tariffs (import tax)
WARMAGRICULTURAL
• farms & plantations• plantations depended on slave labor• slaves are forced to work without pay• farmers plant cash crops, like cotton, tobacco, rice, sugar & indigo• wanted lower tariffs
Causes of the Civil War Indus trial North Agricultural South
North v. SouthCauses
of the Civil War“A House Divided”
NORTH
SOUTH
Slavery is BAD! Want to fight it out?!
Slavery is GOOD! Let’s take
this outside!