Causes of the Civil War 1861 – 1865 Political * Compromise of 1850 * Made up of five bills that temporarily settled issues of slavery * Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 * California admitted as a free state * Mexico’s old land was open to popular sovereignty * New Mexico was given disputed territory and TX paid $10 million * Slave trade prohibited in Washington D. C. * Fugitive Slave Act (1850) * Declared that all runaway slaves were to be captured and returned, even if they were found in free states. This angered abolitionists * Very little regulations as to how much evidence the claimant needed, and returned many free slaves back into slavery * Bothered the abolitionists * Sectionalism * Division of North and South * Balance of power between free and slave states * New states had to come into the Union in pairs * Split Maine and Massachusetts into two free states, to add in Texas as a slave state * Trying to prevent Slaveocracy * Kansas/Nebraska Act (1854) * Stephen Douglas wanted to build railroad across the country to facilitate trade. * Needed to organize Nebraska territory into the states of Kansas and Nebraska * Under the MO Compromise they should’ve been free, however, to get the bill passed by the Southern congressmen he modified it and stated that citizens of those states could decided whether they would be a free or slave state through popular sovereignty * Citizens of neighbouring slave states temporarily moved into Kansas and voted in favour of slavery * Caused small scale civil war in Kansas * Dred Scott Case (1832) * Dred Scott lived in Illinois as a free slave * Angered abolitionists because as Scott was black, he was not considered a citizen and therefore could not sue for his freedom Social * Racism * Citizens in free states that neighboured slave states opposed the abolishment of slavery because they feared that large numbers of freed slaves would migrate into their states in search of jobs and housing * Racism was still prominent * Different mentalities of North and South * South were raise/used to slave-based morals, whereas North was not. * Joshua Giddings, an abolitionist, made a strong religious argument that supporting the Fugitive Slave Act was contrary to higher power (moral law of God should be held above man made law) Economic * Slave based economy * As argued by Lincoln in his speech about Free Labour given in 1859, a
American Revolution Civil war 1861-1865 (3 years) The war to end slavery Long Term Causes: Slavery was becoming a huge issue. Several compromises had been made but now compromises would not work. North wanted no slavery, south wanted slavery. The south breaks off from the Union Immediate Cause: Abraham Lincon elected, outh succeeds, Ft. Sumter. Major Battles: Battle of Bull Run, Battle of Antietam, Sherman's March to the Sea, Battle at Gettysburg, Picket's Charge. Turning point: Battle of…
The Civil war era was a time of great change and great revolution. While the Union did have many advantages against the Confederacy, the Confederacy could hold its own very well against the Union, causing the war to be drawn out and almost evenly matched. One of the major reasons the North won was because of blacks, both free and enslaved, who helped their cause. They joined the armed forces to fight for their country and for their freedom, however, after the war, their country limited this hard…
the English civil war in 1642can be blamed on the actions of Charles I? Introduction: The English Civil War started in 1642 when Charles I raised his royal standard in Nottingham. The split between Charles and Parliament was that neither side was willing to back down over the rules that they held and war was expected as a way in which all problems could be solved. The country split into those who supported the king and those who supported Parliament, this was the beginning of a civil war. The reason…
Essay 5-A The Civil War in the US took place from 1861 to 1865. Many Americans lost their lives, but in the end, America was finally united. The United States was finally a single nation instead a company of states with their own establishments. The United States had many problems that led to the Civil War. One of the main causes for war was the social and economic differences between the North and the South. The South was basically a one crop economy because of the invention of the cotton gin…
termsAnthony Phuong Period 3 Block A 12/2/12 Unit 5 terms Questions: 1. 3 Causes for the American Civil War: Kansas/ Nebraska Act: Chaos erupted after a decision was not reached regarding the issue of slavery in this territory. The free & slave government forming in that territory increased tension between free & slave states. The incident involving Charles Sumner and Preston Brooks further rallied together spirits of the North and South. Their very own brethren were becoming enemies…
12/3/14 Causes of the Civil War Essay The United States of America had just finished the Mexican American War which ended with battle of Chapultepec. After this American victory Mexico signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and with that gained a huge chunk of land, but with that land came decisions. Many people would believe that after fighting a war against a common enemy the country would unified together even greater. However it was far from unified and on the verge of total civil war because of the growing number of abolitionist…
Kate Eischens 6th Hour Despite its misleading title, the American Civil War was a far from civil affair. The sectional conflict between the Union and the Confederacy resulted in the death of roughly two percent of the country’s population (or an estimated 620 thousand men) and is still regarded as the United States’ bloodiest and most brutal war; it would only make sense that the causes leading up to this great rivalry would be extremely severe as well. The Confederacy’s secession from the Union was completely justified…
The Civil War was long predicted before the war had actually began due to the immense collision between the Northern and the Southern states. This conflict was usually precipitated with the topic of the abolition of slavery. But not only was there conflicts of slavery there was much more events and action that had occurred to introduce the civil war. Events and actions such as the Composition of 1850, Harriet Beecher Stowe's Book Uncle Tom's Cabin, The Lack of Great Leaders, The Kansas and Nebraska…
itself was very weak. In fact, the center wasn’t dominant because of its ideological divisions. Moreover, the provisional government was a failure, mainly because of the constitution it drew up. It was a combination of all these causes put together that caused the Spanish Civil War. To begin with, the monarchy had developed and put together an enormous army that was useful when Spain wasn’t stripped of all her colonies. However, they had all been taken by the United States, and the army was now far…
What were the causes of the American Civil War? The Civil War happened due to the many differences between the North and the South. For example economic, social, cultural and political differences. These all helped lead America to a Civil War. But to an extent, the most important cause was the fact there were many disagreements with states' rights versus federal rights. It was clear that there was always going to be a conflict between the federal government and the state governments because…
