Warm- up: The Civil War
Number you paper 1-6 and answer all questions.
1. Define sectionalism – (look in journal if you
have trouble)
2. Name the two sides that fought during the
Civil War.
3. Who was the general for the North?
4. Who was the general for the South?
5. Who was the President during the Civil War?
6. Who won the Civil War?
Warm- up: The Civil War
Number you paper 1-6 and answer all questions.
1. Define sectionalism – loyalty to a region
2. Name the two sides that fought during the Civil
War. North (Union) & South (Confederacy)
3. Who was the general for the North? U.S. Grant
4. Who was the general for the South? Robert E.
Lee
5. Who was the President during the Civil War?
President Lincoln
6. Who won the Civil War? The North (Union)
Civil War Basics - Quiz
1. Define Sectionalism:
2. President during Civil War:
3. Create the chart below. Fill in the blanks.
North
South
Also called: (write answer)
Also called: (write answer)
General: (write answer)
General: (write answer)
Winner or loser: (choose one) Winner or loser: (choose one)
Anthem/Song:
Anthem/song:
I CAN EXPLAIN THE CAUSES OF THE
CIVIL WAR
Warm-up: Copy slide
Sectionalism
1 of 3 Causes of the Civil War
• Loyalty to local interests (region)
• Northern – manufacturing & commerce
(Capital was invested in transportation & manufacturing)
• Southern – cash crop agriculture
(Capital was invested in slaves & overseas markets)
• Western – cheap land for expansion & good
transportation to keep in touch with eastern
businesses
Discussion Question #1
Transportation: ___________ ::
Slaves : South
Discussion Question #2
Which set of graphics correctly lists the political and
military leaders of the Civil War?
A.
Union
President: Abraham Lincoln
Major General: Ulysses S. Grant
B.
Union
President: Abraham Lincoln
Major General: Ulysses S. Grant
Confederate
President: John C. Calhoun
Major General: Zachary Calhoun
Confederate
President: Jefferson Davis
Major General: Robert E. Lee
Discussion Question #3
Economic Differences Prior to the Civil War
Northern States
Textile Manufacturing
Large Urban Labor Force
Support High Tariffs
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Southern States
Cotton Plantation
Rural Labor Force
Oppose High Tariffs
Which inference is best supported by the table?
F. The South's population primarily lived in large cities.
G. The South had a higher standard of living than the North.
H. The North depended upon foreign imports to feed its population.
J. The North was more industrial while the South was mostly agricultural.
Discussion Question #4
• Which three of the following are
characteristics of sectionalism?
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attitudes toward private ownership of land
feelings about slavery as an economic institution
degree of industry in different areas of the country
different uses of land in different areas of the country
States’ Rights
1 of 3 Causes of the Civil War
• Strict interpretation of the Constitution
• Limited Federal Power
• Explore the Ten Amendments on pg. 221.
• Which amendment did the South use to
support their cause?
States’ Rights
1 of 3 Causes of the Civil War
• Strict interpretation of the Constitution
• Limited Federal Power
• Tenth Amendment – Southerners believed the
10th amendment prohibited the government
from interfering with slavery where it already
existed and from interfering with a
slaveholders right to take slaves into a new
territory.
Warm-up: Answer the following
questions in your journal. Complete
sentences.
1. Which amendment did the south use to
support their right to continue the practice of
slavery?
2. Why did the south think that this
amendment allowed them to continue the
practice of slavery?
Slavery
1 of 3 Causes of the Civil War
• Slavery began in Virginia during Colonial Era (1619)
• Slavery was maintained by equal balance of slave &
free states
• Regional differences caused the balance of power to
shift in the government
Ex. South – Agrarian plantation economy, slow growth in population
………….. (Remember 3/5 Compromise – count 3 of 5 slaves for population)
North – Industrialization, Large urban area, infrastructure growth, high
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birth rates, & large influx of European immigrants
……………….(Balance of power shifts - more Northern, anti-slavery states)
Warm-up:
Write the question and an answer in your
journal.
• Explain the Missouri Compromise in your own
words.
• Include the problem.
• Include the congressional solution.
• Include the key person.
Missouri Compromise
• Problem: Unbalance in congress
• Solution: Missouri as a slave state. Maine as
a free state. Kept the balance in congress.
• Key person: Henry Clay
Political Issues regarding SLAVERY
• Missouri Compromise - 1820
• Compromise of 1850
• Kansas-Nebraska Act - 1854
Key People Involved
John C. Calhoun – S. Carolina Senator * favored states’
rights *led opposition in SC to protective Tariff of 1828
Henry Clay – Kentucky Senator * “Great Compromiser”
*sponsored Missouri Compromise in 1820
Daniel Webster- Massachusetts Senator * “The Great
Orator” *created compromises with South to delay war
Congressional Conflicts & Compromises
Prior to the Civil War
Provisions & Effects
1. Missouri Compromise- Henry Clay sponsor -1820
*allowed Missouri to enter Union as a slave state
*allowed Maine to enter Union as a free state
*maintained balance of power in the Senate
*all new states north of 36°30’ would be free
Congressional Conflicts & Compromises
Prior to the Civil War
Provisions & Effects
2. Nullification Crisis - John C. Calhoun *SC Senator
*1828 Tariff of Abominations passed – high tariff
*1832 Lower Tariff passed – SC still angry
*Calhoun declared tariff null & void w/in SC borders
*SC threatens to secede
*Clay proposed Compromise Tariff
Of 1833 to prevent war –
govt. lowers tariff
Congressional Conflicts & Compromises
Prior to the Civil War
Provisions & Effects
3. Compromise of 1850 – Henry Clay Sponsor
*California enters Union as a free state
*Remainder of Southwest – open to slavery by
popular sovereignty (vote of the people living there)
*Slave trade in Washington, D.C. Ended,
but allowed those owing slaves to keep them
*Fugitive Slave Law – required the return of runaway slaves
North Happy
South Happy
Congressional Conflicts & Compromises
Prior to the Civil War
Provisions & Effects
4. Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) - *allowed Kansas &
Nebraska to decide slavery by popular sovereignty
(people living there would vote)
*overturned the Missouri Compromise of 1820
*Purpose was to open many thousands of new farms & make
feasible a transcontinental railroad
Warm-Up
• Describe the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
Warm-up:
• What year did the Civil War begin?
• What year did the Civil war end?
• You will be required to answer this on a piece
of paper before you leave class, for a grade.
Make sure that you do this warm-up.
Civil War Time-line of Events
(write this list in your journal)
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Fort Sumter
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Gettysburg
Siege at Vicksburg
Emancipation Proclamation
Assassination of Lincoln
General Lee’s surrender at Appomattox court
house
Timeline Rubric
• You must include the following in your
timeline.
• Title of event (Ex. Fort Sumter)
• Date of event (Ex. April 1861)
• Description of event in your own words (Ex.
Fort Sumter was the first battle of the Civil
War. It was a federal fort that was fired on by
the rebels to start the Civil War.)
Testable Items
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Sectionalism
Begin date and end date of Civil War
Tariffs
Free blacks vs. Slaves (ESP)
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
Basic Civil War Facts
Economic Differences between North & South
Nullification Crisis
Kansas – Nebraska Act
Henry Clay