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