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The Road to War
Part 1
United States Civil War
Created by Mr. Hemmert
Robertsdale Elementary
Objectives
• Find out why southerners believed that slavery
was necessary.
• Explain why southern states oppose tariffs.
• Explain why northern states disagreed with the
idea of states’ rights.
• Identify important leaders of the Union and the
Confederacy.
• Locate Montgomery, AL and Richmond, Virginia,
on a map.
Differences between northern and southern states:
__________
industrial
economy
“_____
free states”
agricultural
__________
economy
“_____
slave states”
The differences between the North
and the South are called???
Slavery
• The northern states abolished slavery in 1783.
• The Northerners felt that slavery was at odds
with the spirit of democracy and the ideal of
personal freedom expressed in the U.S.
Constitution.
• Those who opposed slavery were called
abolitionists. They organized groups in the
Northeast and Midwest and were active in
opposing slavery.
Slavery/Economics
• The Southerners felt that only slavery
could provide enough labor to make
farming profitable.
• They did not believe a wage system would
work.
Economic Disagreements
• Tariffs, a tax on European goods shipped
into the United States, was another
sectional issue.
• Southerners opposed tariffs because they
feared it would raise the cost of imported
goods.
• They also feared that the north would
begin to tax their exported products,
especially cotton.
Other Sectional Issues
• State Rights: The southern states
believed the U.S. Constitution gave each
state the sovereignty to decide most
issues for itself. This means that southern
states could decide whether they wanted
slavery or not. The northern states
believed that all U.S. citizens had to obey
federal laws.
States Think about Seceding
These issues became more and more
divisive. Southern states began to think
about seceding, or leaving the Union, and
forming their own nation.
New Leadership
• Abraham Lincoln is elected President
of the Untied States. During the
election, he had spoken out strongly
against the spread of slavery and
hoped that one day it would end.
• Lincoln hoped to prevent a war. “We
are not enemies, but friends,” Lincoln
told Southerners after taking the oath
of office. “We must not be enemies.”
But time was running out.
Image:
http://holidays.bfn.org/lincoln/
After the Election
• After his election, South Carolina voted to leave the
Union. Alabama seceded on January 11, 1861.
• The Civil War is about to begin…
TO BE CONTINUED
• Question: Now that the Southern states have
seceded the Union what must they do now?
Think, Pair, and Share
• Think: Think about the question and prepare a
solution.
• Pair: Pair up with a neighbor and discuss your
answer.
• Share: Share your thoughts with the class