PPT-The Union in Peril 10.1 - The Divisive Politics of Slavery

The Decisive Politics of Slavery Main Idea The issue of slavery dominated every area of US politics in the 1850s forcing the government into a gridlock Essential Question Why was the issue of slavery so difficult to resolve. 10.1 - The Divisive Politics of Slavery. The Decisive Politics of Slavery. Main Idea. Essential Question. What were the terms of the Compromise of 1850? Why didn’t they resolve the debate on slavery?. 10.1. Industry in the North. 1850’s –more than 20,000 miles of track laid. Cities transformed over night. Many immigrants came. Strongly opposed to slavery. Agriculture in the South. 1850 . 1/3 of the nations population was in the South. BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER THE CIVIL WAR 1850-1877. Was John Brown a martyr or a madman??. Question of the day:. When have people justified violence for a social or political cause?. Wednesday: May 11th. Chapter 4. Slavery divides the nation. North and South enter a long and destructive civil war that ends slavery. African Americans briefly enjoy full civil rights, but new laws discriminate against them.. . The Divisive Politics of Slavery. Secession: formal withdrawal from Union. Popular Sovereignty: right to vote for or against slavery. Underground railroad: secret network to freedom. Harriet Tubman: conductor on Underground Railroad. Chapter 10-1. 1820 Missouri Compromise: attempt to maintain balance of power of North and South. Maine = free state. Missouri = slave state. Above 36. °30’ . = free state. Below . 36°30’ . = slave state. Transformation of American Society. Unit 5 Overview. Period 5: 1844-1877. As the nation expanded and its population grew, regional tensions, especially over slavery, led to a civil war — the course and aftermath of which transformed American society.. . Lesson 1: A Decade of Crisis. Why did the North and South become divided?. What can we learn?. . During the Antebellum Period, the North and the South became divided over the issue of . slavery.. and the Underground Railroad. Harriet Tubman. and the Underground Railroad. written by Terry Miller Shannon. RAZ level S. Vocabulary practice by . Creative Core Integrations. by . Kim . Shelley. Evergreen Plantation slave. The Election of 1860. John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry . was a turning point for the South. .. Southerners feared an African American uprising and were angered that Northerners would arm them and encourage them to rebel. . 10.1 . Differences Between North & South: . North . South. Industry. . Sewing Machines . Farm Equipment . Guns. 20k miles of track. Telegraph lines . Agriculture. Rural Society. Economy relies on crops – cotton. Is it possible to compromise on an . ethical issues such as slavery?. SC Senator – . John C. Calhoun . “I have Senators, believed from the first that . the agitation of the subject of slavery would, . Protest, Resistance and Violence. Protest, Resistance and Violence. Main Idea. Proslavery and anti-slavery factions disagreed over the treatment of fugitive slaves and the spread of slavery to the territories. “The agitation has been permitted to proceed… until it has reached a period when it can no longer be disguised or denied that the union is in danger… How can the Union be preserved?” - John C. Calhoun.