PPT-1850-1861 The Union in Peril

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 . 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?. 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. : The 1. st. battle of the Civil War; Stonewall Jackson kept the Union army from taking the CSA capital at Richmond. Shiloh, 1862 (USA). Seven Pines, 1862 (CSA). Seven Days, 1862 (CSA). 2. 1861-O Half . Dollars. Bill . Bugert. Where was this coin minted?. - The New Orleans Branch Mint!. Images courtesy of Stack’s. Confederate Half Dollar. Outline. 1861-Os: Fact or Fiction. Circa 1861 History in South. American Entanglements in the Civil War Era. London . Morning Herald . (9-16-1862). “Let us do something as we are Christian men. Be it arbitration, intervention, diplomatic action, recognition of the South, remonstrance with the North, friendly interference or forcible pressure of some sort . . . Secession and Fort Sumter. Review. Who was U.S. president during most of the Civil War?. What advantages did the North have over the South at the outset of the Civil War?. What was the primary cash crop in the South when the southern . Let’s Review . . .. The economy of the South depended largely on –. slave labor b. new inventions c. manufacturing. What did Southerners want to get rid of in the nullification controversy?. tariff on Northern goods b. tariff on European goods. 1845-1854. Mark off in your planner. Good learning:. Describe the chronology of the 1850 Compromise. Great learning:. Explain the key features of the 1850 Compromise. Even better:. Decide whether the 1850 Compromise was a compromise, or an armistice. 1845-1854. Alphabet Game. Today’s register is going to be a game.. The first person in the register will get the letter A, second letter B and so on…. You job is to say a key word in relation to America so far, that begins with the letter you are landed with!. 1861-1865. Chapter 11 – Section 1. The Opposing Sides. Get out a piece of paper. Divide it into 4 sections:. Northern Advantages. Southern Advantages. Northern Disadvantages. Southern . Disadvantages. Revolution. In the late 1800’s, the . Industrial . Revolution tore one country completely apart. . An . estimated . 1 million people . died. Brother fought brother, towns and cities were burned to the ground, families destroyed, millions of homes lost, and millions of people rendered destitute (poor), without homes, jobs, money or food. . “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. . split their support. Douglas . vs. Breckinridge. Pop . Sov. (N) v. federal protection of slavery (S). Know-Nothings/Whigs. . make last effort. “Constitutional Union Party”-John Bell (moderate).