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Which RIGHT made the South secede?
What was the right to own slaves?
The economy of TEXAS like the rest of the South
Agriculture
1) African Americans were not citizens and could not sue in court
2) The Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional
3) The Congress cannot limit the spread of slavery
DRED SCOTT DECISION
Why fighting broke out in Kansas
Over slavery
She wrote the book Uncle Tom's Cabin that helped start the Civil War
Harrier Beecher Stowe
The South ___________ tariffs because they _________ the price of goods.
opposed : increased
States should have the authority to make their own rules. They should have more power than the national government
States' rights
TEXANS' FEELINGS ABOUT SLAVERY
It was very important to their economy
Where did most slaves work in Texas?
small farms or large plantations
industrial part of the country
lives mostly in cities
had stopped slavery
What is secede?
They faced a lot of problems in Texas. Texans threated them because they wanted to end slavery. Many of them had to leave the state.
Abolitionists
Makes laws
Has two houses, a Senate and a House of Representatives
Legislative branch
this law PUNISHED people who helped slaves that ran away
Fugitive Slave Act
agricultural economy
Live in the countryside (RURAL)
slavery is common
South
Better soldiers
Fighting on its own soil
Advantages of the South
SLAVERY
STATES' RIGHTS
TARIFFS
Causes of the Civil War
Social effect of the Civil War
WOMEN took on more jobs and power
Underground Railroad
book Uncle Tom's Cabin effect
support for the abolitionist movement
Larger population (MORE PEOPLE)
A large NAVY to blockade enemy ports
Advantages of the North
WHICH QUESTION CREATED THE SPLIT IN THE NATION?
Slavery
The fighting in two territories caused by groups of people supporting either slavery or freedom for African Americans
Bleeding Kansas
This movement got stronger in the 1830s due to writers and speakers who were against slavery
Abolitionist movement
beginning of the Civil War