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By Craig Sanders

Leading to Civil War (1850s-1865) Leading to Civil War (1850s-1865)

Leading to The Civil War (^0) Events leading to the Secession of the South 0 Political Sectionalism 0 Missouri Compromise 1820 (^0) Missouri - slave state (^0) Maine - free state 0 Entry of states into the Union have to be balanced – one free/one slave (^0) Compromise of 1850 (^0) California a free state 0 Slavery allowed in the other territories acquired from Mexico (^0) Strengthened Fugitive Slave Act (^0) Texas surrenders claims to New Mexico (^0) Slave Trade banned in Washington DC

Leading to The Civil War (^0) Events leading to the Secession of the South (^0) Kansas-Nebraska Act 1854 (^0) Law allows Kansas and Nebraska territories to decide whether to allow slavery or not (nullifying 36’30 line established in Missouri Compromise) (^0) Leads to violent raids in Kansas, including some led by John Brown leading to deaths of slave- owners. (^0) One such attack leads to caning incident in Congress involving Charles Sumter and Preston Brooks

Leading to The Civil War (^0) Events leading to the Secession of the Sout (^0) Dred Scott Decision 1857 (^0) Southern dominated court (^0) Slaves were property (^0) "congress could not ban slavery from territories” (^0) Chief Justice Roger B. Taney (^0) Background Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0OW18pIo

Leading to The Civil War (^0) Events leading to the Secession of the South

0 Harpers Ferry and John Brown 1859

0 White Abolitionist John Brown (on run since Bleeding

Kansas) leads 20 white men in raid on U.S. weapons arsenal

in Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now WV)

0 Hoping to gain weapons and arm slaves

0 Raid leads to death of one freed black man and standoff at

firehouse in which two of Brown’s sons are killed and he is

captured.

Brown’s trial and hanging turn him into

martyr for Northern cause

Failed Slave Rebellions

(^0) Stono Rebellion (1739) – South Carolina slaves try to go to Florida (64 deaths) (^0) Gabriel Prosser (1800) – Virginia “hired help” – rebellion suppressed and leads to debate and tougher laws (^0) Denmark Vesey (1822) – South Carolina – Lottery win leads to failed slave rebellion (^0) Nat Turner’s Rebellion (1831) – Virginia – Leads to 55-60 deaths and trial.

• The Election of

The Confederate States of America

The Leaders of the Confederacy The Leaders of the Confederacy Pres. Jefferson Davis Pres. Jefferson Davis VP Alexander StevensVP Alexander Stevens

Battle of Fort Sumter April 12, 1861 Battle of Fort Sumter April 12, 1861 After South secedes, there are still three U.S.-held forts that are now in the Confederacy. Two are abandoned but Union continues to hold Fort Sumter outside Charleston, SC. Major Robert Anderson sends word to Lincoln that he and his men need supplies and reinforcements. Lincoln decides to send supplies, knowing it could lead to war. Shots start on April 12 and four more Southern states secede.

The “Anaconda” PlanThe “Anaconda” Plan

Lincoln’s GeneralsLincoln’s Generals

Irwin McDowell Irwin McDowell Winfield Scott Winfield Scott George McClellan, Again! George McClellan, Again! George McClella n George McClella n Ambrose Burnside Ambrose Burnside George Meade George Meade Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant John Pope Joseph Hooker

Extensive Legislation Passed Without the South in Congress Extensive Legislation Passed Without the South in Congress 1861 – Morrill Tariff Act 1862 – Homestead Act 1862 – Legal Tender Act 1862 – Morrill Land Grant Act 1862 – Emancipation Proclamation (1/1/1863) 1863 – Pacific Railway Act 1863 – National Bank Act 1861 – Morrill Tariff Act 1862 – Homestead Act 1862 – Legal Tender Act 1862 – Morrill Land Grant Act 1862 – Emancipation Proclamation (1/1/1863) 1863 – Pacific Railway Act 1863 – National Bank Act

Famous Confederate Generals Famous Confederate Generals Jeb Stuart Jeb Stuart James Longstreet James Longstreet George Pickett George Pickett “ “Stonewall” JacksonStonewall” Jackson (^) Nathan Bedford Forrest Nathan Bedford Forrest Robert E. Lee Robert E. Lee