Presentation 11 -
... 4. Lincoln and the Constitution Creation of _________ Virginia – secession from Virginia Article IV; Section 3 New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union; but no new State shall be formed or erected within the Jurisdiction of any other State; nor any State be formed by the Junction ...
... 4. Lincoln and the Constitution Creation of _________ Virginia – secession from Virginia Article IV; Section 3 New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union; but no new State shall be formed or erected within the Jurisdiction of any other State; nor any State be formed by the Junction ...
Election of 1860
... In response to Lincoln’s victory, the southern states seceded from the Union, (the same day as his interview) eventually forming the Confederate States of America (or the Confederacy). States in order of their secession: ...
... In response to Lincoln’s victory, the southern states seceded from the Union, (the same day as his interview) eventually forming the Confederate States of America (or the Confederacy). States in order of their secession: ...
Causes of the Civil War
... Slavery for agricultural work was not obsolete, and is even done to this day in certain locations around the world. Certainly, slavery continued in other locations in the Americas for decades after the Civil War, on sugar plantations. Nor is it easy to see the South as peacefully freeing slaves, whe ...
... Slavery for agricultural work was not obsolete, and is even done to this day in certain locations around the world. Certainly, slavery continued in other locations in the Americas for decades after the Civil War, on sugar plantations. Nor is it easy to see the South as peacefully freeing slaves, whe ...
Mississippi in Transition
... Flags of the Confederacy With this rebellion in mind, this flag was used by the Republic of Texas from 1836 to 1839. On January 9, 1861 the convention of the People of Mississippi adopted an Ordinance of Secession. With this announcement the Bonnie Blue flag was raised over the capitol building in J ...
... Flags of the Confederacy With this rebellion in mind, this flag was used by the Republic of Texas from 1836 to 1839. On January 9, 1861 the convention of the People of Mississippi adopted an Ordinance of Secession. With this announcement the Bonnie Blue flag was raised over the capitol building in J ...
Unit 5: 1844-1877 Manifest Destiny, Crisis of the Union, and
... identities, citizenship, and the protection of rights for various groups of U.S. inhabitants? How and why did sectionalism intensify in the 1840s and 50s? How effective were the various attempts to address the growing problem of sectionalism? What major factors contributed to the eventual Union vict ...
... identities, citizenship, and the protection of rights for various groups of U.S. inhabitants? How and why did sectionalism intensify in the 1840s and 50s? How effective were the various attempts to address the growing problem of sectionalism? What major factors contributed to the eventual Union vict ...
U.S. History: 1865 - Present-ish Class Three Reconstruction: 1865
... and that therefore Southern states never had left the Union. There was no Constitutional question. Everything should revert to its pre-war status. ...
... and that therefore Southern states never had left the Union. There was no Constitutional question. Everything should revert to its pre-war status. ...
The Best Plan to Reunite?
... Republican point of view. The Message of this year is the most important document ever submitted by the Executive [President Lincoln] to Congress and the country. Elsewhere in our columns we [explain] its important points, and in the President’s own words, because a conciser and clearer statement is ...
... Republican point of view. The Message of this year is the most important document ever submitted by the Executive [President Lincoln] to Congress and the country. Elsewhere in our columns we [explain] its important points, and in the President’s own words, because a conciser and clearer statement is ...
19 Abraham Lincoln (11/12)
... – The black letter of the law can’t fix this, it is a matter of persuasion & argument (politics) ...
... – The black letter of the law can’t fix this, it is a matter of persuasion & argument (politics) ...
South based on wealth and being “born into the
... Class Structure: North generally based on wealth; South based on wealth and being “born into the right family” - Economy: Northern based on mining, industry, banks, stores, and railroads; Southern based on agriculture, including cotton, rice, and indigo Issues and Events that led to the Civil War #1 ...
... Class Structure: North generally based on wealth; South based on wealth and being “born into the right family” - Economy: Northern based on mining, industry, banks, stores, and railroads; Southern based on agriculture, including cotton, rice, and indigo Issues and Events that led to the Civil War #1 ...
Slavery
... manufacturing industry against the cheaper products that could be sent to the United States by Great Britain The South was opposed to this tariff because it took away profits from cotton farmers based on Great Britain’s tariff on cotton When the Northern states, who dominated the House of Repres ...
... manufacturing industry against the cheaper products that could be sent to the United States by Great Britain The South was opposed to this tariff because it took away profits from cotton farmers based on Great Britain’s tariff on cotton When the Northern states, who dominated the House of Repres ...
6th Grade
... How did the issues of states’ rights and slavery increase sectional tension between the North and South? The South feared that the North would take control of Congress, and Southerners began to proclaim states’ rights as a means of self-protection; the North believed that the nation was a union tha ...
... How did the issues of states’ rights and slavery increase sectional tension between the North and South? The South feared that the North would take control of Congress, and Southerners began to proclaim states’ rights as a means of self-protection; the North believed that the nation was a union tha ...
NAME Chapter 10: The Union in Peril Focus Sectional tensions
... As new states entered the Union, compromises were reached that maintained the balance of power in Congress between “free” and “slave” states. – The Missouri Compromise (1820) drew an east-west line through the Louisiana Purchase, with slavery prohibited above the line and allowed below, except tha ...
... As new states entered the Union, compromises were reached that maintained the balance of power in Congress between “free” and “slave” states. – The Missouri Compromise (1820) drew an east-west line through the Louisiana Purchase, with slavery prohibited above the line and allowed below, except tha ...
Semester 2 Final Exam Review
... What were some of the problems faced under the Articles of Confederation? ...
... What were some of the problems faced under the Articles of Confederation? ...
File
... recognition of the Confederate States as a sovereign nation, establish friendly relations between the two countries, and to negotiate the transfer of Southern forts and other property to the CSA. Lincoln refused to meet with them. Lincoln also refused to meet with Napoleon III, who offered to act as ...
... recognition of the Confederate States as a sovereign nation, establish friendly relations between the two countries, and to negotiate the transfer of Southern forts and other property to the CSA. Lincoln refused to meet with them. Lincoln also refused to meet with Napoleon III, who offered to act as ...
Alexandria Lau
... 1) “If something is not done to arrest it, the South will be forced to choose between abolition and secession.” John C. Calhoun, Senator of South Carolina __The South will leave the Union if forced to abolish slavery._____ 2) “I speak today for the preservation of the Union.” Daniel Webster, Senator ...
... 1) “If something is not done to arrest it, the South will be forced to choose between abolition and secession.” John C. Calhoun, Senator of South Carolina __The South will leave the Union if forced to abolish slavery._____ 2) “I speak today for the preservation of the Union.” Daniel Webster, Senator ...
Chapter 19 Notes and Vocabulary
... the Southern-dominated Supreme Court, under the leadership of Roger B. ___________, ruled 1) that slaves couldn’t sue, 2) that slaves were property and could be taken anywhere, and 3) that because property rights were protected by the ______ Amendment, Congress didn’t have the power to ban slavery a ...
... the Southern-dominated Supreme Court, under the leadership of Roger B. ___________, ruled 1) that slaves couldn’t sue, 2) that slaves were property and could be taken anywhere, and 3) that because property rights were protected by the ______ Amendment, Congress didn’t have the power to ban slavery a ...
Historical Documents - Crestwood Local Schools
... A way for regular people to understand and support the Constitution. The articles were written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay. ...
... A way for regular people to understand and support the Constitution. The articles were written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay. ...
Document
... Arkansas Secession, Pea ridge, battle of Helena Battle of Prairie Grove, battle of little Rock Appomattox courthouse ...
... Arkansas Secession, Pea ridge, battle of Helena Battle of Prairie Grove, battle of little Rock Appomattox courthouse ...
Main Idea – The issue of slavery dominated U
... o Dealt with slavery in the western territories as part of their senate race in 1858 o SIG - Douglas won the senate race, but Lincoln became known throughout the North as a possible presidential candidate in 1860 _________________________’s Raid on _______________________________ (1859) o John Brown ...
... o Dealt with slavery in the western territories as part of their senate race in 1858 o SIG - Douglas won the senate race, but Lincoln became known throughout the North as a possible presidential candidate in 1860 _________________________’s Raid on _______________________________ (1859) o John Brown ...
Prelude to Civil War
... Source: President Jefferson Davis, message to the Confederate Congress (April 29, 1861) “It was by the delegates chosen by the several States…that the Constitution of the United States was framed in 1787 and submitted to the several States for ratification….[These] States endeavored in every possibl ...
... Source: President Jefferson Davis, message to the Confederate Congress (April 29, 1861) “It was by the delegates chosen by the several States…that the Constitution of the United States was framed in 1787 and submitted to the several States for ratification….[These] States endeavored in every possibl ...
UNIT 3: MISSISSIPPI IN TRANSITION
... ● Believed that to nullify would allow the South to protect slavery. ...
... ● Believed that to nullify would allow the South to protect slavery. ...
The American Civil War
... over constitutional issues not slavery—during secession, however, southerners knew the war was about slavery: Alexander H. Stephens— “Our new government is founded up; its foundations are laid. Its cornerstones rest upon the great truth that the negro is not equal to the white man, that slavery, sub ...
... over constitutional issues not slavery—during secession, however, southerners knew the war was about slavery: Alexander H. Stephens— “Our new government is founded up; its foundations are laid. Its cornerstones rest upon the great truth that the negro is not equal to the white man, that slavery, sub ...