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    Slavery was a major cause of political and social tensions between the northern and southern states in the years leading up to the American Civil War. The Missouri Compromise of 1820 attempted to balance the admission of slave and free states but did little to resolve the underlying conflict over the expansion of slavery into new western territories. The Dred Scott decision of 1857 exacerbated tensions by ruling that Congress could not regulate slavery in the territories, further dividing the nation along sectional lines and contributing to the election of Abraham Lincoln and the secession of several southern states, precipitating the Civil War.

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    Slavery was a major cause of political and social tensions between the northern and southern states in the years leading up to the American Civil War. The Missouri Compromise of 1820 attempted to balance the admission of slave and free states but did little to resolve the underlying conflict over the expansion of slavery into new western territories. The Dred Scott decision of 1857 exacerbated tensions by ruling that Congress could not regulate slavery in the territories, further dividing the nation along sectional lines and contributing to the election of Abraham Lincoln and the secession of several southern states, precipitating the Civil War.

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    Slavery and

    The American Civil War

    Starter:
    Use the prompts and add some of
    the things you would like to know.
    Learning Objectives: To assess the role of Abraham
    Lincoln and the Civil War in the Civil Rights
    movement.

    Success Criteria: To tell someone why the war


    began, decide whether Lincoln was an
    emancipator or an opportunist.

    Key Question:
    How important were slavery & racism in causing
    the Civil War?
    Events leading up to the Civil War
    As the expansion west
    in search of new land
    became more
    extensive new states
    were created. The
    major question at this
    time was whether or
    not to allow slavery in
    the new states.
    The North opposes slavery
    Many Northerners were opposed to the
    extension of slavery:
    • Abolitionists had turned many against it.
    • Some objected to the presence of non-whites
    in new states that they may wish to settle in.
    • Cheap slave labour may make it difficult to
    gain employment.
    • Some feared more slave states would increase
    political power of the South within the Union.
    The Missouri Compromise
    In 1819, Missouri applied to join the Union.
    Northerners said no new state should
    be allowed in with slavery.
    Southerners were furious.
    They felt Northerners were claiming
    superiority and threatening to decrease
    Southern influence in Congress.
    The answer was the Missouri Compromise:
    Congress allowed the admission of
    Missouri as a slave state but balanced
    this with the admission of a non-slave
    state – Maine.
    Tensions continued between North & South
    regarding admission of new territories,
    leading to the ‘Dred Scott’ case.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL-A6fOh6Nk

    Dred Scott case 1857

    Supreme court ruled that


    blacks were not US citizens
    and Congress lacked the
    constitutional authority to
    exclude slavery from the
    new states

    Why would this annoy the


    North?
    Outbreak of Civil War
    • Extrmeism on both sides increased tension.
    • Republican Party opposed slavery.
    • Election of Republican President Abraham Lincoln
    seemed to threaten the existence of slavery.
    • 1860-1 Southern staes formed a new nation: The
    Confederate States of America.
    • Lincoln raised armies in the North to bring the
    South back to the Union.
    • The Civil War had begun.
    After 4 years of fighting the North won
    What is your opinion of Abraham
    Lincoln?
    Was the Civil War the war to end
    slavery?
    Lincoln on Slavery:
    “the greatest wrong inflicted on
    any people”.
    However, Lincoln had been willing
    to accept its continued existence
    in the South.
    “There must be the position of
    superior & inferior”
    To a black audience……
    “not a single man of your race is
    made the equal of a single man
    of ours”
    “It is better for us to be seperated”
    Was the Civil War the war to end
    slavery?
    Lincoln opposed the extension of
    slavery in new states but was
    willing to protect it in existing
    states, especially those who
    supported him such as Kentucky,
    Maryland, Missouri and
    Delaware (these fought for the
    North).
    He told congress in 1861
    “We did not go to war to put down
    slavery”
    One abolitionist siad about Lincoln
    “He is a wet rag; halting,
    prevaricating(delaying),
    irresolute(indecisive) and weak”
    What is your opinion of Abrahm
    Lincoln?
    The Empancipation Proclamation
    Generations of black people felt grateful to Lincoln because of
    the E.P. However, many deemed it to be very cautious. The
    Proclamation said that
    1. Slaves in the Confederate States were free
    2. Allowed slavery to continue in slave-owning Union States &
    any other state occupied by Union armies
    3. Or, that would return to the Union before Jan 1863
    In practice, the EP did not liberate a single slave
    The London Spectator said the proclamation’s philosophy was
    “not that a being cannot justly own another, but that he
    cannot own him unless he is loyal to the United States”

    Why did Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?


    Reasons for the
    Emancipation Proclamation
    • Many Republicans believed Slavery was immoral & made a mockery
    of Declaration of Independence. Lincoln agreed.
    • Most Republicans blamed slave owners for the Civil War. If slavery
    was not abolished, war would be for nothing.
    • Once the North was was committed to emancipation, the South
    would no longer receive any help from foreign countries like
    Britain.
    • Republicans preferred outright condemnation of slavery as it gave
    them the moral high ground in the war.
    • Military necessity: Fleeing slaves from the South would head North.
    This would weaken the Confederates and strenthen the Union as
    the freed black people could fight for the North.
    • Nearly 250,000 black men fought for the North in the Civil War.
    They entered the war just as the North’s Armies were becoming
    severely depleted.
    Finally……..
    After Lincoln’s death in 1865,
    the 13th Ammendment to the constitution
    abolished slavery throughout the United
    States.
    For Lincoln, as well as most Northerners, the
    Civil War was not about racial equality but the
    preservation of the Union.
    Task
    In no more than 300 words, write an obituary for
    President Abraham Lincoln.

    It is your decision how you see the President based


    on the evidence from todays lesson.

    You could begin your obituary………


    Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15,
    1865) the 16th President of the United States was
    assassinated yesterday evening. He was …………..
    Plenary
    5–3-1
    Summarise today’s topic in 5 sentences.

    Reduce to 3 phrases.

    Now to 1 word.

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