Warm Up:
What is a “civil
war?”
Today’s Question:
Why did people fight
in the Civil War?
Agenda:
1. Brainstorm: Why did people fight?
2. Class discussion/Notes: Differences
between N/S
3. In groups: Why is slavery such a divisive
issue?
Intro to Civil War
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN2huQB-DmE
Watch the Video Clip, think about:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN2huQB-DmE
Why would people living in a country fight
against each other?
Why would they sacrifice lives?
Why would they send their sons into battle?
Come up with 5 reasons to report to the class!
Why did people fight?
North vs. South
By the 1800s, the United States had become a nation
of two distinct regions, the ________ and the __________.
North vs. South
The North was mainly an urban society where people
held __________ and worked in ___________.
The South was mainly an agricultural society in which
people lived on small _____________ or ________________.
Because of their cultural ______________, people in the
North and South found it difficult to agree on social
and political issues.
North or South?
North vs. South
Issue
Tariffs:
Should there be taxes
placed on imported
items?
State’s Rights:
Should the national
government have more
power than the state
government?
Slavery:
Should the United States
continue to allow slavery?
Northern View
Southern View
Why did the North and South disagree on tariffs?
William
Lloyd
Garrison
James
Kirke
Paulding
John C.
Calhoun
Frederick
Douglass
Abraham
Lincoln
Angelina
Grimke
With your group:
With your group, read the handout OUT LOUD
and fill in the chart on your worksheet by
writing:
– Two Details of Person’s View on Slavery
– Actions taken to support that Viewpoint
Example:
Person
George
Fitzhugh
Two Details of Person’s View on
Slavery
1. African Americans were an “inferior”
class of black laborers
2. A society run by slave-masters was better
off than one run by cruel business leaders of
a free society
Actions Person took to
Support Viewpoint
He wrote pamphlets like
“Slavery Justified” (1850), and
“The Failure of a Free Society”
(1854).
He also wrote Sociology for the
South (1854) in which he
urged Southerner to further
defend their defense of slavery.
The Slavery Debate:
2 people from each group, come to the
front!
Tell us about your person. Do they
support slavery? What actions did they
take to support their viewpoint?
Let’s put it all together!
1. Bring your current placard to the tape line on
the floor. This line represents the spectrum of
opinions from very pro-slavery to very antislavery.
2. With your partner, decide where your current
person fits on the opinion spectrum and why.
3. Talk to the people around you to decide on a
“correct” order.
Pro-Slavery------------------Anti-Slavery
William
Lloyd
Garrison
James
Kirke
Paulding
John C.
Calhoun
Frederick
Douglass
Abraham
Lincoln
Angelina
Grimke
Pro-Slavery------------------Anti-Slavery