Build Up To War Civil War

Slave Vs. Free States

Slave Vs. Free States 1819: 11 free states, 11 slave states Missouri applies to join the Union as a slave state Northerners opposed Missouri entering as a slave state

1819: 11 free states, 11 slave states

Missouri applies to join the Union as a slave state

Northerners opposed Missouri entering as a slave state

Henry clay

Missouri Compromised Henry Clay came up with a plan to keep a balance Missouri admitted as slave state Maine would be admitted as a free state Band-Aid solution

Henry Clay came up with a plan to keep a balance

Missouri admitted as slave state

Maine would be admitted as a free state

Band-Aid solution

Free-Soil Party 1848 members of the Democrat and Whig Parties split to form the Free-Soil Party Goal: to keep slavery out of the Western states Slavery now becomes an important political issue

1848 members of the Democrat and Whig Parties split to form the Free-Soil Party

Goal: to keep slavery out of the Western states

Slavery now becomes an important political issue

Whispers of War The Southern states began talking about seceding or breaking away from the United States Such an event would lead to a bloody civil war Civil war: A war between people of the same country

The Southern states began talking about seceding or breaking away from the United States

Such an event would lead to a bloody civil war

Civil war: A war between people of the same country

Compromise of 1850 Copy the chart from page 465 in your textbooks

Copy the chart from page 465 in your textbooks

Fugitive Slave Act 1850 required all citizens to help catch runaway slaves Suspects were not allowed to a jury trial Act was very hard for Northerners to accept

1850 required all citizens to help catch runaway slaves

Suspects were not allowed to a jury trial

Act was very hard for Northerners to accept

Uncle Tom’s Cabin

Uncle Tom’s Cabin Harriet Beecher Stowe, New England woman Showed the evils of slavery and the fugitive slave act Popular in the North Southerners objected to the book

Harriet Beecher Stowe, New England woman

Showed the evils of slavery and the fugitive slave act

Popular in the North

Southerners objected to the book