Chapters 10-11 - Effingham County Schools
... “The slaveholding states will no longer have the power of selfgovernment, or self-protection, and the federal government will become their enemy. . . .”—South Carolina legislature, 1860 “The Union is older than any of these states, and, in fact, it created them as states.”—Abraham Lincoln, 1861 The ...
... “The slaveholding states will no longer have the power of selfgovernment, or self-protection, and the federal government will become their enemy. . . .”—South Carolina legislature, 1860 “The Union is older than any of these states, and, in fact, it created them as states.”—Abraham Lincoln, 1861 The ...
HUNTING FREEDOM: THE MANY PATHS TO
... with each other. Enslaved people made conscious decisions to resist slavery, aware of the significant danger to themselves and those they left behind. They watched the political turmoil closely, sharing news between farms and waiting for an opportunity to strike out. These calculated efforts result ...
... with each other. Enslaved people made conscious decisions to resist slavery, aware of the significant danger to themselves and those they left behind. They watched the political turmoil closely, sharing news between farms and waiting for an opportunity to strike out. These calculated efforts result ...
Chapter 15 Toward the Civil War (1840-1861)
... region west of Missouri and Iowa as the territories of Kansas and Nebraska • Because of their location, they both seemed likely to be Free states • Both were north of 36°30' north (Missouri Compromise) • Douglas knew the South would object because it would give the free states more votes in the Sena ...
... region west of Missouri and Iowa as the territories of Kansas and Nebraska • Because of their location, they both seemed likely to be Free states • Both were north of 36°30' north (Missouri Compromise) • Douglas knew the South would object because it would give the free states more votes in the Sena ...
Porter`s 1862 Campaign in Northeast Missouri
... Porter swiftly set up a camp and began recruiting men, stockpiling supplies, and building a network of informers. The Southern sympathizers were eager to help Porter and shortly he had over a hundred men in his camp, including his brother Jim. Porter’s mission was twofold: first, recruit as many men ...
... Porter swiftly set up a camp and began recruiting men, stockpiling supplies, and building a network of informers. The Southern sympathizers were eager to help Porter and shortly he had over a hundred men in his camp, including his brother Jim. Porter’s mission was twofold: first, recruit as many men ...
Slavery Divides the Nation, 1820–1861
... • Slaves were considered to be property. • Congress did not have the power to outlaw slavery in any territory. This decision meant the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional. ...
... • Slaves were considered to be property. • Congress did not have the power to outlaw slavery in any territory. This decision meant the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional. ...
secession
... The election of 1860 became a very hot topic across the nation. The Democrats met to choose the presidential candidate – Northern Democrats pick Stephen Douglas – Southern Democrats wanted someone to protect slavery in the territories, so they walked out on the convention. Southern Democrats m ...
... The election of 1860 became a very hot topic across the nation. The Democrats met to choose the presidential candidate – Northern Democrats pick Stephen Douglas – Southern Democrats wanted someone to protect slavery in the territories, so they walked out on the convention. Southern Democrats m ...
The American Journey: Modern Times
... • Republican Abraham Lincoln ran against Democrat Stephen A. Douglas in the 1858 Senate race in Illinois. • Lincoln challenged Douglas to a series of debates, the main topic of which was slavery, in the fall of 1858. • Though he narrowly lost the election, Lincoln gained a national reputation as a c ...
... • Republican Abraham Lincoln ran against Democrat Stephen A. Douglas in the 1858 Senate race in Illinois. • Lincoln challenged Douglas to a series of debates, the main topic of which was slavery, in the fall of 1858. • Though he narrowly lost the election, Lincoln gained a national reputation as a c ...
userfiles/422/my files/6-causes-of-civil-war-updated-version
... The election of 1860 became a very hot topic across the nation. The Democrats met to choose the presidential candidate – Northern Democrats pick Stephen Douglas – Southern Democrats wanted someone to protect slavery in the territories, so they walked out on the convention. Southern Democrats m ...
... The election of 1860 became a very hot topic across the nation. The Democrats met to choose the presidential candidate – Northern Democrats pick Stephen Douglas – Southern Democrats wanted someone to protect slavery in the territories, so they walked out on the convention. Southern Democrats m ...
secession - Bibb County Schools
... The election of 1860 became a very hot topic across the nation. The Democrats met to choose the presidential candidate – Northern Democrats pick Stephen Douglas – Southern Democrats wanted someone to protect slavery in the territories, so they walked out on the convention. Southern Democrats m ...
... The election of 1860 became a very hot topic across the nation. The Democrats met to choose the presidential candidate – Northern Democrats pick Stephen Douglas – Southern Democrats wanted someone to protect slavery in the territories, so they walked out on the convention. Southern Democrats m ...
BrownfieldBioTranscription
... home in this region since early childhood and for a period of more than sixty years. The honor and respect due him are the result not only of long residence, painstaking work and management as a practical farmer, but also to his most creditable record as a soldier in the Union Army during the Civil ...
... home in this region since early childhood and for a period of more than sixty years. The honor and respect due him are the result not only of long residence, painstaking work and management as a practical farmer, but also to his most creditable record as a soldier in the Union Army during the Civil ...
PowerPoint - Georgia Studies At tHe Middle
... become all one thing or all the other. Either the opponents of slavery will arrest the further spread of it, and place it where the public mind shall rest in the belief that it is in the course of ultimate extinction; or its advocates will push it forward, till it shall become alike lawful in all th ...
... become all one thing or all the other. Either the opponents of slavery will arrest the further spread of it, and place it where the public mind shall rest in the belief that it is in the course of ultimate extinction; or its advocates will push it forward, till it shall become alike lawful in all th ...
Civil War Notes
... USHC-3.1: Evaluate the relative importance of political events and issues that divided the nation and led to civil war, including the compromises reached to maintain the balance of free and slave states, the abolitionist movement, the Dred Scott case, conflicting views on states’ rights and federal ...
... USHC-3.1: Evaluate the relative importance of political events and issues that divided the nation and led to civil war, including the compromises reached to maintain the balance of free and slave states, the abolitionist movement, the Dred Scott case, conflicting views on states’ rights and federal ...
1820-1861 Slavery divides the nation
... Abolitionists wanted total ban on slavery in all new territories Southerns wanted slavery allowed everywhere Also, most ALL Southerners, slave holders or not, agreed that runaway slaves should be returned and NOT allowed to seek freedom in the North Moderates looked for compromise; simply ex ...
... Abolitionists wanted total ban on slavery in all new territories Southerns wanted slavery allowed everywhere Also, most ALL Southerners, slave holders or not, agreed that runaway slaves should be returned and NOT allowed to seek freedom in the North Moderates looked for compromise; simply ex ...
Lead up to Civil War
... – Change in 2 party system • Democrats & Whigs • Whigs & Free Soilers = Republicans • * only a northern party – tolerate slavery in south – unwilling to accept it's expansion – demand that the Kansas & Nebraska Act be repealed – central railroad (rather than northern as Douglas proposed) – Homestead ...
... – Change in 2 party system • Democrats & Whigs • Whigs & Free Soilers = Republicans • * only a northern party – tolerate slavery in south – unwilling to accept it's expansion – demand that the Kansas & Nebraska Act be repealed – central railroad (rather than northern as Douglas proposed) – Homestead ...
Read Kansas! - Kansas Historical Society
... In territorial politics, the question of free or slave State has swallowed up every other. The abolitionists on the one hand … regard slavery as the greatest possible evil; they deem it a monstrous national crime … they feel bound each to struggle for its overthrow; … their perverted consciences jus ...
... In territorial politics, the question of free or slave State has swallowed up every other. The abolitionists on the one hand … regard slavery as the greatest possible evil; they deem it a monstrous national crime … they feel bound each to struggle for its overthrow; … their perverted consciences jus ...
Events Leading Up to the Civil War
... who helped escaped slaves would be jailed or forced to pay a hefty fine. The people operating the Underground Railroad were in violation (VY-oh-lay-shun) of this law. Dred Scott was a slave whose owner lived in Missouri. Then, the owner moved to the free state of Illinois and later to Wisconsin, a f ...
... who helped escaped slaves would be jailed or forced to pay a hefty fine. The people operating the Underground Railroad were in violation (VY-oh-lay-shun) of this law. Dred Scott was a slave whose owner lived in Missouri. Then, the owner moved to the free state of Illinois and later to Wisconsin, a f ...
File - Mr Addington
... but were blocked by Keitt, of SC, who was brandishing a pistol and shouting, "Let them be!" Sumner did not attend the Senate for the next three years while recovering from the attack. During that period, his enemies subjected him to ridicule and accused him of cowardice for not resuming his duties i ...
... but were blocked by Keitt, of SC, who was brandishing a pistol and shouting, "Let them be!" Sumner did not attend the Senate for the next three years while recovering from the attack. During that period, his enemies subjected him to ridicule and accused him of cowardice for not resuming his duties i ...
General Order No. 11 and Bingham`s Martial Law
... Brigadier General Thomas Ewing Historical Society of Missouri – Columbia. held command of the border region, and in 1863 he seized artist George Caleb Bingham’s empty Kansas City home to serve as a prison for female relatives of Missouri rebels. The house tragically collapsed on August 13, 1863, and ...
... Brigadier General Thomas Ewing Historical Society of Missouri – Columbia. held command of the border region, and in 1863 he seized artist George Caleb Bingham’s empty Kansas City home to serve as a prison for female relatives of Missouri rebels. The house tragically collapsed on August 13, 1863, and ...
Word Document - Civil War on the Western Border
... Brigadier General Thomas Ewing Historical Society of Missouri – Columbia. held command of the border region, and in 1863 he seized artist George Caleb Bingham’s empty Kansas City home to serve as a prison for female relatives of Missouri rebels. The house tragically collapsed on August 13, 1863, and ...
... Brigadier General Thomas Ewing Historical Society of Missouri – Columbia. held command of the border region, and in 1863 he seized artist George Caleb Bingham’s empty Kansas City home to serve as a prison for female relatives of Missouri rebels. The house tragically collapsed on August 13, 1863, and ...
Slide 1 - Calhoun County Schools
... b. Mobile Bay c. Kennesaw Mountain d. Gettysburg 180. What was the famous speech given by President Lincoln in November 1863 which affirmed his belief in democracy and his desire to see the warring nation reunited in peace? a. Emancipation Proclamation b. Vicksburg Proclamation c. Gettysburg Address ...
... b. Mobile Bay c. Kennesaw Mountain d. Gettysburg 180. What was the famous speech given by President Lincoln in November 1863 which affirmed his belief in democracy and his desire to see the warring nation reunited in peace? a. Emancipation Proclamation b. Vicksburg Proclamation c. Gettysburg Address ...
... Kansas-Nebraska Act • The nation was shocked at the events in Kansas- that people were willing to go to such lengths for their causes. • South viewed the KN Act as a victory - it meant that the possibility of slavery existed above the Missouri Compromise line. • The North became greatly alarmed at ...
File - Lafayette APUSH
... It being desirable, for the peace, concord, and harmony of the Union of these States, to settle and adjust amicably all existing questions of controversy between them arising out of the institution of slavery upon a fair, equitable and just basis: therefore, 1. Resolved, That California, with suitab ...
... It being desirable, for the peace, concord, and harmony of the Union of these States, to settle and adjust amicably all existing questions of controversy between them arising out of the institution of slavery upon a fair, equitable and just basis: therefore, 1. Resolved, That California, with suitab ...
Chapter 14 - vocab and notes
... He proposed the Nebraska Territory be divided into two territories, Kansas and Nebraska, and popular sovereignty would rule in each. 1852 – President Franklin Pierce, a Democrat, supported the Act. With Pierce’s help, the Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed through Congress. o This would light a fire und ...
... He proposed the Nebraska Territory be divided into two territories, Kansas and Nebraska, and popular sovereignty would rule in each. 1852 – President Franklin Pierce, a Democrat, supported the Act. With Pierce’s help, the Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed through Congress. o This would light a fire und ...
US Nationalism
... • Meanwhile, Alabama came into the Union as the 11th slave state instead. • Now, where would Missouri enter? ...
... • Meanwhile, Alabama came into the Union as the 11th slave state instead. • Now, where would Missouri enter? ...