Growth and Disunion of the United States of America

1. Growth and Disunion of the United States of America • Land gained from war with Mexico caused problems • Senator David Wilmot of PA proposed that all land gained from the War should be closed to slavery – called Wilmot Proviso • Yikes! South in an uproar!

2. Growth and Disunion of the United States of America North and South two distinctly different regions North – their reality – industry and immigration South – their reality – agriculture and slavery

3. Growth and Disunion of the United States of America California Gold Rush – 1849 Entered the Union as a free state – supported by President Zachary Taylor who succeeded Polk. South saw it as an attack on their way of life. CA both above and below the MO Compromise of 1820 36-30 line.

4. Growth and Disunion of the United States of America Congressional Giants of the Day Sen. Daniel Webster (MA) I speak not as a Mass. man, nor as a Northern man, but as an American Sen. John C. Calhoun (SC) The Great Nullifier Sen. Henry Clay of KY – The Great Compromiser

5. Growth and Disunion of the United States of America Sen. Stephen Douglas (IL) Unbundled Compromise of 1850 Kansas-Nebraska Act - 1854 Supporter of Popular Sovereignty. Repealed the MO Compromise 1820. He had a vested interest in seeing the land settled quickly because he wanted to build a railroad across these territories. The Kansas-Nebraska Act was a major cause of the Civil War!

6. Growth and Disunion of the United States of America Compromise of 1850 Fugitive Slave Act Uncle Tom’s Cabin – Harriet Beecher Stowe Kansas-Nebraska Act leads to “Bleeding Kansas” Brooks Attacks Sumner Dred Scott Case Lincoln-Douglas Debates Raid on Harper’s Ferry – John Brown

7. Growth and Disunion of the United States of America Harriet Beecher Stowe Uncle Tom’s Cabin

8. Growth and Disunion of the United States of America RADICALS R John Wilkes Booth – Actor and Southern sympathizer. Present at Brown’s hanging in 1859. John Brown’s Hanging After Harper’s Ferry Raid – trying to gain weapons to lead an armed slave revolt. John Brown – “I only have one life and I will die fighting for this cause (abolition of slavery).”

9. Growth and Disunion of the United States of America Election of 1860 Republicans Democrats Southern Democrats Constitutional Union Party Republican – Lincoln – 180 electoral votes – 59.4% of electoral vote - 1.8 million votes Democratic – Douglas - 12 electoral votes - 4.0% - 1.4 million S. Democratic – Breckenridge – 72 - 23.8% .848 Constitutional Union – Bell - 39 - 12.9% .590

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11. Growth and Disunion of the United States of America 11 States Secede from the Union The burning question, “Would President Lincoln let them go without a fight?” Which side actually started the war?

12. Growth and Disunion of the United States of America DISUNION WRAP UP QUESTIONS Who/What was the most significant person/event that propelled America towards the Civil War? Could war have been avoided? Why or why not? While studying and researching, did you identify more with the North or the South? Why do you think you picked this region?