PPT-Chapter 18 Renewing the Sectional Struggle, 1848–1854

I The Popular Sovereignty Panacea Democrats in 1848 Polk pledged himself to a single term National Convention turned to aging leader General Lewis Cass Platform silent on burning issue of slavery. Prussia. King Frederick William IV – ruled 1840-1861. Autocratic ruler of Prussia . Loyalty to Habsburg royal family and Austria . 1847 – Summoned Prussian . Landtag. (the United Diet) to discuss liberal reforms to the budget/law making . Periodization. 1800. – The Election of Thomas Jefferson leading to the first peaceful transfer of political power from one political party to . another. 1848. – Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo ends the Mexican War. Madison Street Church Projects, September 2016-June 2017. Goals & Strategies. Goals (2014). Strengthening Christian Community Across the Generations. Improving Our Facilities for More and for More Effective Kingdom Efforts. Nationalism, Unification, and Reform. Bellringer. Objective. Students will understand what led to the unification of Italy and Germany after the revolution of 1848.. Review. The revolutions of 1848 failed in both Germany and Italy. These revolutions were caused by Nationalism.. The Popular Sovereignty Panacea. Popular sovereignty. meant that the sovereign people of a territory should determine . the . status . of slavery.   It was popular with politicians because it was a comfortable compromise between the abolitionists and the slaver-holders.. Chapter 18. 1848-1854. An action packed chapter in which many things happen. Pop . Sov. and the Election of 1848. Popular Sovereignty . – The people in a territory would determine if slavery was allowed there . Introduction. The year 1848. , highlighted by a rash of revolution in Europe, was filled with unrest in America. . The treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo . had officially ended the war with Mexico. The acquisition of this huge domain raised a new and the burning issue of extending slavery into the territories. . 1848-1854. 1848 Presidential Election. Mexican American War – 1846-1848 (Guadalupe Hidalgo ends the war). Question: extension of slavery out West in land gained from war (Mexican Cession). James K. Polk (did not run – health concerns). Debate and Compromise, 1850. Abolitionist Backlash. Kansas-Nebraska Act, 1854. “Bleeding Kansas”. Summary. Essential Question: To what extent did economic, social, political and technological trends in the Northern states from the 1840’s to 1861 tend to split the Union?. Debate and Compromise, 1850. Abolitionist Backlash. Kansas-Nebraska Act, 1854. “Bleeding Kansas”. Summary. Big Question: To what extent did economic, social, political and technological trends in the Northern states from the 1840’s to 1861 tend to split the Union?. Struggle, 1848-1854. JUMBO QUESTIONS. Contextualization. The authors chronicle a renewed sectional struggle in the U.S. Was it territorial expansion, the institution of slavery, or both that provided the historical context for the reemergence of sectionalism? . Punch. , April 1848. Mob Orator. :. Tell me, minion! Is it the intention of your proud masters at all hazards to prevent our demonstration?. Magistrate (blandly). :. Yes, Sir.. Mob Orator. :. Then know, o myrmidon of the brutal Whigs, that I shall go home to my tea, and advise my comrades to do the same.. Struggle, 1848-1854. JUMBO QUESTIONS. Contextualization. The authors chronicle a renewed sectional struggle in the U.S. Was it territorial expansion, the institution of slavery, or both that provided the historical context for the reemergence of sectionalism? . observational. study design that involves looking at data from a population at one specific point in time. . In a cross-sectional study, investigators measure outcomes and exposures of the study subjects .