Causes of the
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Causes of the
Civil War
Common Issue in all Wars
• Land?– No
• Slavery– No
• Economics– YES
Emotional Ties
• What is the big deal about slavery?• Politicians and slavery.• Recent examples?– Gulf War– 9/11
North and South
• Differences• How are they different– How do they make their money– What are the ethnic breakdowns– What is the social break down
Stephen Douglas
• Senator from Illinois• Wanted to become
President– Make Chicago more
important• Needed Southern Votes• How could he get them– What issue would get the
south’s attention
Kansas- Nebraska
Kansas- Nebraska
• Why would Kansas & Nebraska interest Southerns?
• What were they, what were the about to become?
• Where were they located? Why is that important?
• What does Douglas propose?– Popular Soverignty
Popular Sovereignty
• What did he think about this offer?• Did it work for him?• Bleeding Kansas!
Dred Scott
• Slave• Moved to a free area by
his owner• What is Dred Scott
thinking about being in this free area?
Dred Scott
• Supreme Court Case• Slaves are property• Missouri Compromise is UNconstitutional
John Brown
• An instrument from God to end slavery
• Bleeding Kansas• Murdered 5 pro slavery
men in Kansas• Harper’s Ferry Raid
John Brown
• He was hanged!
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
• Harriet Beecher Stowe• Book about the South• Made northerners
critical of slavery