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VS 7a: Events Leading to Secession and War At first, the North and South tried to make laws that were compromises on the issue of slavery. However, neither side was really happy with the compromises. Eventually, the South would leave the United States and try to become its own country (this is called secession). The North and the South would fight a war called the Civil War. Here’s what led up to secession and war. Abolitionists ________________ were people that wanted to end ________________. They tried to stop slavery in many ways: 1. gave speeches against slavery. 2. wrote books and newspaper articles telling about the evils of slavery 3. helped slaves escape to freedom Sometimes abolitionists did things that were against the law. If they were caught, they were put in jail or killed. Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman was an African-American woman who escaped from slavery. She supported a secret _____________ that escaped ___________ took. It became known as the “________________ _________________.” The Underground Railroad was not a real railroad. It was a system of secret escape routes that runaway slaves took as they tried to escape to freedom. Harriet was a “conductor” on the railroad. She took 19 trips to the South and led more than 300 slaves to freedom! Reproduction rights authorized to the individual classroom teacher that purchased this curriculum only. © 2007 Julia Davis VS 7a: Events Leading to Secession and War (Part 2) Violence Against Slavery 1831: ________ ______________ led a revolt against ___________________ owners in Virginia. Nat Turner was a slave from eastern Virginia. He got together a group of slaves to attack their masters. They killed more than 50 white people. The slave owners responded by killing more than 100 slaves. Many slave owners were scared by this revolt. They passed strict laws to give them more control over their slaves. 1859: __________ ______________ led a raid on the United States Armory (Arsenal) at ____________ ______________, Virginia. He was trying to start a slave _______________. He was captured and _______________. An armory is a place where the government keeps guns for its soldiers. John Brown went to the arsenal to try to steal guns. He hoped to give the guns to slaves so they could fight for their freedom. He was stopped by Virginian troops led by Robert E. Lee. Some abolitionists thought John Brown was a brave hero. Other abolitionists thought John Brown had gone too far and had been too violent. Other people thought he was just a crazy and stupid man. No matter what people thought, John Brown’s raid got the whole country talking a LOT about slavery! Reproduction rights authorized to the individual classroom teacher that purchased this curriculum only. © 2007 Julia Davis VS 7a: Events Leading to Secession and War (Part 3) The Election of Abraham Lincoln After ___________ ___________ became President of the United States in 1860, some southern states _____________ (left) the Union. Abraham Lincoln promised not to end slavery, but he did want to stop slavery from spreading to new states. Very few people from the South voted for him, and many were very mad that he was elected president. Several slave states decided to leave the United States and become their own country. Later, other southern states, including _______________, seceded to form the ______________________ _____________ of _____________________. Not all Virginians wanted to leave the United States. After all, Virginians like Washington and Jefferson had helped start the country. However, most felt loyal to the other southern states, wanted to keep slavery, and wanted to protect state rights. The Creation of West Virginia Conflict grew between the ________________ counties of Virginia that relied on slavery and the ________________ counties that favored __________________ of slavery. The farmers in the western part of Virginia had small farms and didn’t need slaves. They were against slavery. The disagreement between the two regions of the state led to the formation of __________ _______________. West Virginia became its own state in 1863. It left the Confederate States and rejoined the Union. Reproduction rights authorized to the individual classroom teacher that purchased this curriculum only. © 2007 Julia Davis ANSWER KEY VS 7a: Events Leading to Secession and War At first, the North and South tried to make laws that were compromises on the issue of slavery. However, neither side was really happy with the compromises. Eventually, the South would leave the United States and try to become its own country (this is called secession). The North and the South would fight a war called the Civil War. Here’s what led up to secession and war. Abolitionists ABOLITIONSITS were people that wanted to end SLAVERY. They tried to stop slavery in many ways: 1. gave speeches against slavery. 2. wrote books and newspaper articles telling about the evils of slavery 3. helped slaves escape to freedom Sometimes abolitionists did things that were against the law. If they were caught, they were put in jail or killed. Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman was an African-American woman who escaped from slavery. She supported a secret ROUTE that escaped SLAVES took. It became known as the “UNDERGROUND RAILROAD.” The Underground Railroad was not a real railroad. It was a system of secret escape routes that runaway slaves took as they tried to escape to freedom. Harriet was a “conductor” on the railroad. She took 19 trips to the South and led more than 300 slaves to freedom! Reproduction rights authorized to the individual classroom teacher that purchased this curriculum only. © 2007 Julia Davis ANSWER KEY VS 7a: Events Leading to Secession and War (Part 2) Violence Against Slavery 1831: NAT TURNER led a revolt against PLANTATION owners in Virginia. Nat Turner was a slave from eastern Virginia. He got together a group of slaves to attack their masters. They killed more than 50 white people. The slave owners responded by killing more than 100 slaves. Many slave owners were scared by this revolt. They passed strict laws to give them more control over their slaves. 1859: JOHN BROWN led a raid on the United States Armory (Arsenal) at HARPERS FERRY, Virginia. He was trying to start a slave REBELLION. He was captured and HANGED. An armory is a place where the government keeps guns for its soldiers. John Brown went to the arsenal to try to steal guns. He hoped to give the guns to slaves so they could fight for their freedom. He was stopped by Virginian troops led by Robert E. Lee. Some abolitionists thought John Brown was a brave hero. Other abolitionists thought John Brown had gone too far and had been too violent. Other people thought he was just a crazy and stupid man. No matter what people thought, John Brown’s raid got the whole country talking a LOT about slavery! Reproduction rights authorized to the individual classroom teacher that purchased this curriculum only. © 2007 Julia Davis ANSWER KEY VS 7a: Events Leading to Secession and War (Part 3) The Election of Abraham Lincoln After ABRAHAM LINCOLN became President of the United States in 1860, some southern states SECEDED (left) the Union. Abraham Lincoln promised not to end slavery, but he did want to stop slavery from spreading to new states. Very few people from the South voted for him, and many were very mad that he was elected president. Several slave states decided to leave the United States and become their own country. Later, other southern states, including VIRGINIA, seceded to form the CONFEDERATE STATES of AMERICA. Not all Virginians wanted to leave the United States. After all, Virginians like Washington and Jefferson had helped start the country. However, most felt loyal to the other southern states, wanted to keep slavery, and wanted to protect state rights. The Creation of West Virginia Conflict grew between the EASTERN counties of Virginia that relied on slavery and the WESTERN counties that favored ABOLITION of slavery. The big plantations in Eastern Virginia needed slaves to work. The farmers in the western part of Virginia had small farms and didn’t need slaves. They were against slavery. The disagreement between the two regions of the state led to the formation of WEST VIRGINIA. West Virginia became its own state in 1863. It left the Confederate States and rejoined the Union. Reproduction rights authorized to the individual classroom teacher that purchased this curriculum only. © 2007 Julia Davis