PPT-Section 15.1: Growing Tensions Between North and South

Todays Essential Question What caused growing tensions between the North and the South Todays Vocabulary tension uneasiness based on distrust fear or hatred fluid changeable. Introduction:. Abraham Lincoln took the presidential oath on March 4, 1861. . He came into . Washington disguised to escape assassins. He thus became the president of the dis- United States of America. American people would endure four years of anguish and bloodshed, and Lincoln would face tortuous trials of leadership such have been visited upon few presidents. . Soldiers who fought in Civil War . Roughly 1,264,000 American soldiers have died in the nation's wars--620,000 in the Civil War and 644,000 in all other conflicts.  It was only as recently as the Vietnam War that the amount of American deaths in foreign wars eclipsed the number who died in the Civil War.. Reasons for the Civil War. What You Need to Complete This Section:. Blank map of the United States. Foldable. Pencil or pen. Geography of the North. Northern states all experience four distinct seasons, with freezing winters to hot, humid summers.. In the 1800’s. Changes. Many changes had taken place in the United States since the country was formed. Since the start of the Industrial Revolution, the Northern part of the country had become very different from the Southern part. . The menace of Secession. President Abraham Lincoln declared that secession was impractical because the North and South were not geographically divided.  He also stated that with secession, new controversies would arise, including the national debt, federal territories, and the fugitive-slave issue.. Geography Challenge. New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio were the most populous states. They were all located in the North.. What were the three most populous states in 1860 were they northern or southern states?. Factors the Affected the Regions. Differences in economies as a result of geography. Regional pride leading to sectionalism. Westward expansion made the tensions worse eventually leading to southern secession and war. Explain . the impact of the Missouri Compromise on the admission of states from the Louisiana Territory. . b. Examine James K. Polk’s presidency in the fulfillment of Manifest Destiny including the Texas annexation and Oregon. . South, 1861-1865. JUMBO QUESTIONS. Comparison. In the early 1860s, both the Union and the Confederacy mobilized their economies and societies to fight the Civil War. Explain similarities and differences between the two mobilization efforts. ?How did people, places, and things affect the outcome of the Civil War?. Section 1: The Call to Arms. . Why it Matters. Both sides believed this would be a quick war.. North thought the South did not have the ability to fight a long war.. ECONOMIC. POTENTIAL. :. Industrial capability, finance. Population: 22 million. Diversified Economy. . Industrial . Base [1.3 million workers]. Established financial system . Unprecedented centralized. Big Picture: The War of 1812 filled Americans with national pride. Yet against the backdrop of an emerging national identity, two distinct economic systems were developing in the North and South. Chapter 7: From Nationalism to sectionalism North and South from 1820-1850? . CPUSH Agenda for Unit 5.5. : . “Sectionalism from 1820-1860” notes. From 1800-1860, the North and South . became vastly different regions. “King Cotton” . had transformed the South into a rural region with slavery, little manufacturing, and few railroads. Presentation to British Academy Writing Workshop for sub-Saharan Africa (Early Career Researchers) . 24-27 September 2019. Professor Stella M. Nkomo. University of Pretoria, South Africa . . Writing an Article is a Conversation with Scholars in Your Field.