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Causes
of the
civil
war
introduction
A tax placed on imported items

In the period prior to the Civil
War, tariffs were designed
to increase the amount
of U.S. goods bought
Tariffs hurt the South!
producer makes more money

north
south
Consumer pays more money
Definition:
tariffs
A tax on
imported
goods
North:
South:
Wanted
high tariffs
so
Americans
would buy
U.S. goods
Wanted
low tariffs
because
they
imported
most of
their items
Industry v. agriculture
North = Industrial
South = Agricultural
Major difference separated the regions!
North:
Industry
v.
agriculture
South:
Industrial
Agricultural
Had lots
of
factories
&
machines
Had farms
and slavery
Slavery v. Equality
The North and South disagreed about slave labor.
slavery
North:
South:
Didnt need
or want
slavery
because
they had
factories
Needed &
wanted slavery
because they
needed help
planting &
picking cotton
to make
money
States rights
The concept that a state

had the right to not follow
a federal law if they did
not agree with a federal
law.
The Southern states
believed that they should
decide if slavery was
legal.
States
rights
Definition
South:
Idea that
states had
the right to
decide
whether or
not to follow
a U.S. law
Each southern
state believed
they should
decide whether
slavery was
legal or not
States rights
both
North
South
North
- Likes Lincoln
South
North
- Likes Lincoln
- Abolitionists
wanted No
slavery at all
South
North
- Likes Lincoln
- Abolitionists
wanted NO
slavery at all
- Thought only
the U.S. govnt
should get to
rule about
South
- Hated Lincoln
(didnt vote for
him)
North
- Likes Lincoln
- Abolitionists
wanted NO
slavery at all
- Thought only
the U.S. govnt
should get to
rule about
South
- Hated Lincoln
(didnt vote for
him)
- Wanted/ Needed
slavery
-
North
- Likes Lincoln
- Abolitionists
wanted NO
slavery at all
- Thought only
the U.S. govnt
should get to
rule about
South
- Hated Lincoln
(didnt vote for
him)
- Wanted/ Needed
slavery
- Thought states
should choose if
they wanted
North
- Likes Lincoln
- Abolitionists
wanted NO
slavery at all
- Thought only
the U.S. govnt
should get to
rule about
Part of the U.S.
South
- Hated Lincoln
(didnt vote for
him)
- Wanted/ Needed
slavery
- Thought states
should choose if
they wanted
Part of the U.S.
U.S. constitution has Federalism (shared power)
North
- Likes Lincoln
- Abolitionists
wanted NO
slavery at all
- Thought only
the U.S. govnt
should get to
rule about
South
- Hated Lincoln
(didnt vote for
him)
- Wanted/ Needed
slavery
- Thought states
should choose if
they wanted
Part of the U.S.
U.S. constitution has Federalism (shared power)

-
Lincoln is president
North
- Likes Lincoln
- Abolitionists
wanted No
slavery at all
- Thought only
the U.S. govnt
should get to
rule about
South
- Hated Lincoln
(didnt vote for
him)
- Wanted/ Needed
slavery
- Thought states
should choose if
they wanted
Uncle toms cabin

http://educationportal.com/academy/lesson/uncle-tomscabin-and-the-american-civil-war.html#lesson
A book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe

that publicized the horrors of slavery.
Take a Stance
O Discuss in your groups: Why do you think Uncle Toms
Cabin was view so differently by the North and South?

Defend your answer!
I believe the book was viewed differently by each

side because of issues like_________________. For
example _____________________________.
TALK MOVES:
O Could you explain ________________.
O I agree/disagree with _________ because______.
O You bring up an interesting point, and I also think
_________.
KEY
WORDS:
Texas
Union/U.S.A
Slavery/Anti-Slavery
Tariffs
Agricultural
South/Confederacy
States Rights
Economic
Sovereignty
Industrial
Uncle
toms
cabin
Author:
About:
Harriet
Beecher
Stowe
The horrors of
slavery
Election of 1860
http://educationportal.com/academy/lesson/the-election-of1860.html#lesson (3:40 END)
Abraham Lincoln was elected
Southerners seceded because

Lincoln was elected.
He was not considered an abolitionist, but was

against the spread of slavery.
Who Wins?
Election
of 1860
Abraham
Lincoln
Reaction:
South is angry
because Lincoln
was not even on
their ballot.
The South
SECEDES!
Take a Stance
O Discuss in your groups: Which side Union or
Confederacy would you have joined? Choose a

side and defend your answer.
I would have joined the _____________ because
_________________.
TALK MOVES:
O Could you explain ________________.
O I agree/disagree with _________ because______.
O You bring up an interesting point, and I also think
_________.
KEY
WORDS:
Texas
Union
Slavery
Tariffs
Agricultural
States Rights
Economic
Civil War
Sovereignty
Industrial

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Causes

A tax placed on imported items

producer makes more money

Major difference separated the regions!

The North and South disagreed about slave labor.

The concept that a state

Part of the U.S.

Part of the U.S.

U.S. constitution has Federalism (shared power)

Part of the U.S.

U.S. constitution has Federalism (shared power)

Uncle toms cabin

A book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Cabin was view so differently by the North and South?

I believe the book was viewed differently by each

Abraham Lincoln was elected

Southerners seceded because

He was not considered an abolitionist, but was

Confederacy would you have joined? Choose a

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