2020-2021 Lesson 2: States' Rights & Slavery Increase Tensions

create and edit presentations online, for free. What lead to the growing tension between the north and south? What did they do to try to alleviate it? Read through the powerpoint an take notes. Missouri Compromise This video gives you more information about the Missouri Compromise Compromise of 1850 This video gives you more information about the Compromise of 1850 Kansas-Nebraska Act This video gives you more information about the Kansas-Nebraska Act. An important issue separating the country related to the power of the federal government. Northerners believed that the national government’s power was supreme over that of the states.The North believed that the nation was a union that could not be divided. Southerners believed that they had the power to declare any national law illegal. The South feared that the North would take control of Congress, and Southerners began to proclaim states’ rights as a means of self-protection. While the Civil War did not begin as a war to abolish slavery, issues surrounding slavery deeply divided the nation.Following Lincoln’s election, the southern states seceded from the Union. Confederate forces attacked Fort Sumter in South Carolina, marking the beginning of the Civil War. Lincoln and many Northerners believed that the United States was one nation that could not be separated or divided. Most Southerners believed that the states had been freely created and joined the union and could freely leave it. Compromises Attempting to Resolve Differences Sort the descriptions under the correct Compromise. Missouri Compromise Missouri entered the Union as a slave state. Maine entered the Union as a free state Compromise of 1850 Californiaentered the Union as a free state. Southwest territories would decide the slavery issues for themselves. Stricter Fugitive Slave Law was enacted. Slave trade banned in Washington D.C. Kansas-Nebraska Act People in each state would decide the slavery issue. ("popular sovereignty") Maryland Byway Highlights Sites From Harriet Tubman's Life This interactive map highlights Harriet Tubmans life and stops along the Underground Railroad. Harriet Tubman's Underground Railroad The immediate events that started the Civil War: Sort the details under the events that started the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln's Election Abraham Lincoln was against the spread of slavery. He was elected President in 1860. After his election, the Southern states seceded from the Union Confederates' Attack on Fort Sumter Fort Sumter was a Federal fort in South Carolina On April 12, 1861, the Confederate army attacked Fort Sumter. The Civil War started. Differences of opinion between the North and the South President Lincoln and many others believed the United States was one nation. Northerners also believed it should not be divided. Southerners believed the states had freely created and joined the Union; therefore they could freely leave it. In which state would this newspaper have been sold? California Georgia New York Ohio Which statement BEST replaces the question mark in the web? Southern states secede from the Union The Emancipation Proclamation issued. The first Battle of Manassas (Bull Run) occurs. Kansas-Nebraska Act passes. The newspaper headlines are referring to the- Proclamation of 1763 Missouri Compromise Compromise of 1850 Kansas-Nebraska Act At the beginning of the Civil War, bringing the Southern states back into the Union was the main goal of- the North Frederick Douglass the South Jefferson Davis Discussion Write one thing you learned from this lesson.