what are the key issues and events that led to the civil war? slavery and abolitionist movement...
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What are the key issues and events that led to the Civil War?
Slavery and Abolitionist MovementSlavery
States’ Rights
Nullification
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
Georgia Platform
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Dred Scott Case
Election of 1860
Debate over the Secession in Georgia
Role of Alexander Stephens
The Issue of SlaverySouth
SupportedSlavery
North
Wanted to Abolish Slavery
Slave Population in 1860• Slaves were about 4 million of the total
black population in the country.• By far, the MAJORITY lived in the South.• About 11.5% of the slaves lived in Georgia.
SOUTHERN SLAVEHOLDERS1860 Census
Owned 20 +
Owned 10 - 19
Owned 1
Owned 2-9
Owned 0
75 %
13%
5%
4%
3%
To plantations owners, was slavery a moral issue,
an economic issue or both? Why?
Do You Think the Idea of Manifest
Destiny Had Anything to
Do with Plantation Owners’ Views on Slavery?
Slaves Picking CottonSlaves Picking Cottonon a Plantationon a Plantation
Slaves Picking CottonSlaves Picking Cottonon a Plantationon a Plantation
Slaves Using the Cotton Slaves Using the Cotton GinGin
Slaves Using the Cotton Slaves Using the Cotton GinGin
““Hauling the Whole Week’s Hauling the Whole Week’s Pickings”Pickings”
William Henry Brown, 1842William Henry Brown, 1842
““Hauling the Whole Week’s Hauling the Whole Week’s Pickings”Pickings”
William Henry Brown, 1842William Henry Brown, 1842
Slaves WorkingSlaves Workingin a Sugar-Boiling House, in a Sugar-Boiling House,
18231823
Slaves WorkingSlaves Workingin a Sugar-Boiling House, in a Sugar-Boiling House,
18231823
Muscogee County Old Slave Cabins
Slave Family Picking Cotton Near Savannah
Slave Auction NoticeSlave Auction NoticeSlave Auction NoticeSlave Auction Notice
Slave AuctionSlave AuctionSlave AuctionSlave Auction
The Ledger of John The Ledger of John WhiteWhite
The Ledger of John The Ledger of John WhiteWhiteMatilda Selby, 9, $400.00 sold to Mr.
Covington, St. Louis, $425.00
Brooks Selby, 19, $750.00 Left at Home – Crazy
Fred McAfee, 22, $800.00 Sold to Pepidal,Donaldsonville, $1200.00
Howard Barnett, 25, $750.00 Ran Away. Sold out of jail, $540.00
Harriett Barnett, 17, $550.00 Sold to Davenport and Jones, Lafourche, $900.00
Slave MasterBrands
Slave EquipmentSlave EquipmentSlave EquipmentSlave Equipment
Slave Muzzle
Slave Tag
Slave EquipmentSlave EquipmentSlave EquipmentSlave Equipment
Slave Leg Irons
Slave Shoes
Anti-Slave PamphletAnti-Slave PamphletAnti-Slave PamphletAnti-Slave Pamphlet
Slaves Slaves posing in posing in front of front of
their their cabin on cabin on
a a Southern Southern plantatioplantatio
n.n.
Slaves Slaves posing in posing in front of front of
their their cabin on cabin on
a a Southern Southern plantatioplantatio
n.n.
TaraTara – Plantation Reality or – Plantation Reality or Myth?Myth?
TaraTara – Plantation Reality or – Plantation Reality or Myth?Myth?
Hollywood’s Version?Hollywood’s Version?Hollywood’s Version?Hollywood’s Version?
Real Georgia Real Georgia PlantationsPlantations
Real Georgia Real Georgia PlantationsPlantations
Scarlet and MammieScarlet and Mammie(Hollywood Again!)(Hollywood Again!)
Scarlet and MammieScarlet and Mammie(Hollywood Again!)(Hollywood Again!)
A Real Mammie A Real Mammie & Her Charge& Her Charge
A Real Mammie A Real Mammie & Her Charge& Her Charge
A Slave FamilyA Slave FamilyA Slave FamilyA Slave Family
Great Awakening (2)• In the 1820’s a
second Great Awakening swept the country.
• One result of this religious revival was increased and interracial support for abolition (movement to do away with slavery).
ABOLITIONIST MOVEMENT
Abolitionist = a person who demanded the immediate freeing of slaves•Morally wrong•Violates religious teachings•Results in cruel and inhumane treatment of slaves•Violates democracy
Abolitionist Activities• Made speeches• Conducted meetings• Published newspapers• Organized and offered
their homes as safe houses for runaway slaves in the Underground Railroad
• Wrote books and articles
Famous Abolitionists
Best known abolitionist, published leading abolitionist newspaper, The Liberator.
William Lloyd Garrison
John Brown
Fanatical abolitionist who planned a slave rebellion; led an unsuccessful raid on
armory at Harper’s Ferry, VA.
Former slave who escaped to freedom;
public speaker who traveled around the country
describing the evils of slavery.
Frederick Douglass
Former runaway slave; a leading worker on the
Underground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Beecher Stowe• Author of book, Uncle Tom’s
Cabin.• A dramatic picture of slave
suffering.• Wrote about slaves as
individuals rather than a group and described some of the worst things about slavery and the fugitive slave laws.
• Book was a big success -- over 300,000 copies in first 6 months .
Sojourner Truth
Born a slave and later freed; traveling preacher who told her story of the
abolition of slavery, equality and the betterment of society.
Nat Turner
Believed God wanted him to end slavery in America; led a revolt that resulted in the deaths of over 50 whites and numerous slaves. Turner was captured and hanged.
Slave ResistanceSlave ResistanceSlave ResistanceSlave Resistance
Refusal to work hard.
Isolated acts of sabotage.
Escape via the Underground Railroad.
Runaway Slave AdsRunaway Slave AdsRunaway Slave AdsRunaway Slave Ads
Quilt Patterns as Secret Quilt Patterns as Secret MessagesMessages
Quilt Patterns as Secret Quilt Patterns as Secret MessagesMessages
The Monkey Wrench pattern, on the left, alerted escapees to gather up tools and prepare to flee; the Drunkard Path design, on the right, warned escapees not to follow a straight route.
Slave States vs. Free StatesIn 1819, the US had 22 states:
11 were slave states (states that did allow slavery)
11 were free states (states that did not allow slavery)
SENATE = Equal number of senators from slave states and from free states.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES = Free states had more representatives than the slave states.
The State of MissouriThe slave state of Missouri applied for statehood. (Admitting Missouri would upset the balance between slave states and free states.)
Missouri CompromiseAfter a great deal of debate, Congress adopted the Missouri Compromise.
Missouri would join the Union as a slave state, and Maine joined as a free state.
Slavery would not be allowed north of the 36° 20´ line of latitude.
This compromise kept a balance of power between the free states and slave states in the Senate and provided a temporary solution to the slavery question.
Missouri Compromise, Missouri Compromise, 18201820
Missouri Compromise, Missouri Compromise, 18201820
Dred Scott Decision (1857)a Supreme Court decision adds fuel to the fire...
• Dred Scott was a Missouri slave.
• He sued for his freedom because he had lived for a period of time with his master in the free state of Illinois and free territory of Wisconsin.
• The Supreme Court said Scott could not sue because he was a slave, and slaves were not citizens.
This Caused Further Division