Causes of the Civil War1850-1860

Causes of the Civil War Compromise of 1850

CA free state NM, UT vote on slavery Fugitive Slave Act

Causes of the Civil War Compromise of 1850

CA free state NM, UT vote on slavery Fugitive Slave Act

Fugitive Slave Act Alleged Fugitives- no trial by jury $1,000 fine and 6 mo. Jail for helping fugitive Only needed description of slave

Secret network of people and tunnels Harriet Tubman

escaped slave made 19 trips South- 300 slaves helped

Underground Railroad

North of 36 30 line wanted to vote on issue

Kansas/Nebraska Act

North of 36 30 line wanted to vote on issue

Bleeding Kansas Population boom to vote on slavery Missouri illegal’s voted- slavery passed Two government established- violence everywhere

Kansas/Nebraska Act

The Political Parties Free Soil Party- Anti slavery

Economic reasons wage based labor vs. slave labor competition drove wages down

Republican Party Anti- Slavery Opposed to Kansas/ Nebraska Act Took in Northern minor parties

Dred Scott Case Slave taken to free state to lived- free man Supreme Court ruling

Not citizen so no legal right to sue in U.S. Court 5th Amendment protected property

Harpers Ferry John Brown- Abolitionist

Attempted to start slave revolt Backed by Northern money

Lincoln Becomes President Three major candidates Lincoln less then half popular vote No electoral votes from south Not on ballot in Southern states

Southern Succession South- felt lost political voice Confederacy

New Constitution protected and recognized slavery in new territories

Jefferson Davis- President

The Civil War 1861-1865 Fort Sumter- South Carolina

Confederates seized all forts North would not abandon April 12, 1861

Confederates fired 1st shots Took fort

Unified North

Union strategy Blockade ports

No exports of cotton No imports of goods

Army moved down Miss. river Split confederacy in two

Captured Richmond, VA Confederate capital

Strengths More people, factories, food, Railroad

Confederate strategy Defend cities and land Attack North if given chance Strengths

Cotton Better generals- Robert E. Lee Motivated soldiers

Politics of War Gr. Britain- stayed neutral for trade Emancipation Proclamation

Troops could take supplies, could free slaves Only applied to Confederate territory Gave North a moral purpose for war

Life as a soldier Conscription

Draft that forced men to serve Weapons better than medicine Camp full of disease

Lack of shelter, food, medicine

The 1st modern war Technology

Northern economy Booming manufacturing Wages stayed same, prices went up White went on strike

Jobs given to free blacks, immigrants, women Could pay lower wages

Southern economy Collapsed Food prices up

No men or slaves to harvest Confederate money worthless

Surrender- April 9, 1865 Appomattox Court House Terms

Paroled Lee’s Soldiers, sent them home with 3 days of food

Officers able to keep side arms

Effects of the Civil War 620,000 soldiers died Political changes

Increase in Federal Gov. power

Income tax conscription laws 13th Amendment

Abolished slavery

Economic changes Southern bust Northern boom

Technology Rifle and mini ball Hand grenades Land mines Ironclad ships

Lincoln’s Assassination April 15, 1865 Fords Theater John Wilkes Booth

Actor and Southern Sympathizer Andrew Johnson becomes President