civil war project21609(2)
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Why did Why did ame ric a have a ame ric a have a
?c ivil w a r ?c ivil w a r
Why did America have a Civil War?
Obje c tive sObje c tive s
Lea rn more about Abraham Lea rn more about Abraham.L inc o ln.L inc o ln
Lea rn the c aus e s o f the C ivil Lea rn the c aus e s o f the C ivil.War.War
Unde rs tand how to o rganize Unde rs tand how to o rganize events in a time line re la ting to events in a time line re la ting to
.the ma jo r C ivil Wa r events .the ma jo r C ivil Wa r events
B e able to c rea te a po litic a l B e able to c rea te a po litic a l c a rtoon ba s ed on a s pe c ific c a rtoon ba s ed on a s pe c ific
.event in the C ivil Wa r .event in the C ivil Wa r
Introduc tionIntroduc tion
- Three million peop le fought - Three million peop le fought6 0 0 ,0 0 0 pa id the ultima te pric e6 0 0 ,0 0 0 pa id the ultima te pric e( ) dea th fo r fre edom( ) dea th fo r fre edom
The Ame ric an C ivil Wa r s ta rted The Ame ric an C ivil Wa r s ta rted ' w ith Abraham Linc o ln s vic to ry in ' w ith Abraham Linc o ln s vic to ry in
1 8 6 0the pre s identia l e le c tion o f 1 8 6 0the pre s identia l e le c tion o f
The C ivil w a r fo c us ed on s la ve ry The C ivil w a r fo c us ed on s la ve ry .and s ta te s r ights .and s ta te s r ights
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North
South
Ta riffTa r iffss A ta riff is a ta x on A ta riff is a ta x on
impo rted goods impo rted goods
Impo rted means Impo rted means things brought from things brought from
o the r p la c e s o the r p la c e s
1 8 1 6 B e tw een and 1 8 1 6 B e tw een and1 8 3 2 , C ongre s s1 8 3 2 , C ongre s s
pas s ed high ta r iffs pas s ed high ta r iffs on goods made on goods made
. outs ide the c ountry . outs ide the c ountry
B ritis h te x tile s B ritis h te x tile s bec ame ve ry bec ame ve ry
. expens ive The only. expens ive The only c lo th mos t peop le c lo th mos t peop le c ould a ffo rd w as c ould a ffo rd w as
from the mills o f New from the mills o f New Eng la nd Eng la nd
C ongre s s us ed C ongre s s us ed ta r iffs to he lp the ta r iffs to he lp the
Ame ric an c ompanie s Ame ric an c ompanie s
Ta riffs w e re good Ta riffs w e re good fo r no rthe rn fo r no rthe rn
indus tr ie s be c aus e indus tr ie s be c aus e c ongre s s gave c ongre s s gave
money to them money to them
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Te rr ito r ie s Te rr ito r ie s
Ano the r re a s on fo r the c ivil w a r Ano the r re a s on fo r the c ivil w a r w as tha t new te rr ito r ie s w e re w as tha t new te rr ito r ie s w e re
.be ing s e ttle d .be ing s e ttle d
The S outh w anted the new The S outh w anted the new te rr ito r ie s to be admitted to the te rr ito r ie s to be admitted to the
Union a s s la ve s ta te s Union a s s la ve s ta te s
The North w anted the new The North w anted the new te rr ito r ie s to be free te rr ito r ie s to be free
Othe r people peop le thought the Othe r people peop le thought the new te rr ito r ie s s hould have the new te rr ito r ie s s hould have the r ight to vo te w he the r they r ight to vo te w he the r they
w anted to be fre e o r s la ve w anted to be fre e o r s la ve( )S ta te s R ights( )S ta te s R ights
United States map of 1861, show affiliation of states and territories regarding the Secession War (Civil War.) Legend:██ States that seceded before April 15, 1861██ States that seceded after April 15, 1861██ Union states that permitted slavery██ Union states that forbade slavery██ Territories, unaffiliated http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:US_Secession_map_1861.svg
S la ve ry in S la ve ry inVirg iniaVirg inia
The ma in rea s ons fo r The ma in rea s ons fo r :the C ivil Wa r w e re :the C ivil Wa r w e re
3.3. D iffe rent e c onomie s D iffe rent e c onomie s
4.4. New Te rr ito r ie s New Te rr ito r ie s
5.5. Abraham Linc o ln Abraham Linc o ln
. North v S outh . North v S outh