Social StudiesSocial StudiesHomeworkHomework

• Read p. 148-151

–Write

definitions in

back of spiral

Social StudiesSocial StudiesThink Pair ShareThink Pair Share

• Tell about a time when you felt like you were so different from someone that you were living in separate worlds.

Worlds ApartWorlds Apart

Understanding the Causes Understanding the Causes of the Civil Warof the Civil War

Slavery in the U.S.A.Slavery in the U.S.A.

• long history

–All 13 colonies allowed slavery

• After the War for Independence, several

Northern states passed laws to abolish slavery.

• At the Constitutional Convention, some

delegates tried to also stop slavery.

Growth of SlaveryGrowth of Slavery

• George Mason, a slave owner from VA, called

slavery a “national sin.”

• Delegates at the Continental Congress could

not agree to end slavery.

• However, changes in southern farming caused

slavery to grow.

Cotton GinCotton Gin

• With the invention of the Cotton Gin, southern farmers wanted more enslaved people to work in their cotton field. (Most Important Crop.)

• Plantations owners used their profits to buy more land and more slaves.

Resistance to SlaveryResistance to Slavery

• Nat Turner led a rebellion against slave owners. – 59 people killed

• After the rebellion, southern states passed laws to control both enslaved and free blacks. – Ex: Black ministers could not preach without a Ex: Black ministers could not preach without a

white person present.white person present.

Resistance to SlaveryResistance to Slavery

• Slavery became a source of deep conflict

between the North and South.

– Southerners argued that slavery was too

important to their economy to give up

slavery.

North & SouthNorth & South

• different economics.• South: – agricultural and farming • cotton and cattle

• North: – Factories • textiles, shoes, tools, and other goods.

TariffTariff• tariff : tax on imported goods.

• Between 1816-1832, Congress passed high

tariffs on goods made outside the country.

– good for northern industry

– they did not help the South

• South had less industry.

States’ RightsStates’ Rights

• John C. Calhoun of South Carolina believed

the Constitution did not allow the federal

government to create tariffs.

• He argued for states should make the final

decisions about themselves.

– States had the right to veto tariffs.

DisagreementsDisagreements

• Disagreements over slavery, tariffs,

and other economic issues increased

sectionalism

– Loyalty to one part of the county

Lesson ReviewLesson Review

• Slavery grew with the demand of cotton.• Tariffs helped the growing number of

northern factories.• The North and South argued over

slavery, tariffs, and states’ rights.

Show What you Know!Show What you Know!Group WorkGroup Work

• Create a T-Chart showing

the differences between

the North and South

– Use textbook p. 140-143

– Include information about

ways of life, economy,

views about government

and slavery

Individual WorkIndividual Work• Define the

following words in your S.S. spiral– Tariff

– States’ rights

– sectionalism