Civil War And Reconstruction

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Causes of the Civil War

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1. Popular Sovereignty
2. Bleeding Kansas
3. Slavery
4. 1859 John Brown Harper's Ferry
5. Election of 1860 Abraham Lincoln

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Popular Sovereignty

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-The idea that each territory could decide for itself whether or not to allow slavery
-Rule by the people

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Arguments For Slavery

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-worked the fields to help plantation owners grow their crops
-way of life

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Arguments Against Slavery

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-it violated the principals of natural rights to life liberty embodied in the Declaration of Independence
-people were treated as property

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Arguments For Secession

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-South being forced into change
-property rights
-protection of minority rights,
-North exploiting South economically
-Southern expansion restricted by geography,
-fight for liberty
-can voluntarily withdraw from Constitution

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Arguments Against Secession

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-US started as dependent colonies
-Union is older,
-Articles of Confederation call Union perpetual
-Constitution refers to people of US not states

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John Brown/Harper's Ferry Raid

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-Abolitionist who led a raid and killed 5 proslavery people in Kansas
-Raided an arsenal in Harper's Ferry, VA
-Wanted to give weapons to slaves & lead a slave revolt
-Found guilty of treason and murder & sentenced to death

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Abraham Lincoln

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-Republican president who gave a speech about a "house divided"
-President with little political or military experience who proved to be a patient leader & good war planner
-Wrote Emancipation Proclamation & gave Gettysburg Address
-Assassinated by John Wilkes Booth

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Jefferson Davis

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President of the Confederate States of America

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Strengths of the Union

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-Larger population
-More factories to make supplies/weapons
-More effective railroad networks
-Strong navy with lots of ships for battles & supplies
-Better banking system