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EOCT Review Questions
1. All of the following issues led to the
American Revolution EXCEPT
a. Taxation without representation
b. citizens forced to house soldiers
c. colonial trade limited to Britain
d. the limitation of government power
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Unit 4: A Nation Divided
Lesson 1: Tensions over Slavery
and popular sovereignty
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Warm Up
What are the noticeable differences between the Nor
and the South?
How might these tangible differences lead to larger
issues?
Differences between North and South
NorthSouth
Population 21.5 million 9 Million
Factories 110,00020,000
Railroads 21,700 miles
9,000 miles
Cotton 4,0005 million
(bushels)
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SSUSH8 The student will explain the
relationship between growing north-
south divisions and westward expansion.
a. Explain how slavery became a significant
issue in American politics; include the slave
rebellion of Nat Turner and the rise ofabolitionism (William Lloyd Garrison,
Frederick Douglass, and the Grimke sisters).
b. Explain the Missouri Compromise and the
issue of slavery in western states and
territories.
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Early 1800s: Strengthening of the
Abolition Movement As the political discussion of slavery became more
intense, so did the social movement to end slavery
Abolitionist: an individual who wants to end slavery
Grimke Sisters: South Carolina sisters who moved
north to promote the abolitionist movement William Lloyd Garrison became one of thecountrys leading abolitionists, publishing the pro-abolitionist newspaper the Liberator.
Frederick Douglass, a formerslave, published the newspaper
the North Starand an
autobiography
Grimke Sisters
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Slavery and the Southern
Economy
The South was mainly agricultural with littlemanufacturing The main crops during the mid 1800s were rice and
cotton, both of which required extensive labor to
produce Though slavery was prevalent in the South, the majorityof Southerners did not own slaves
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Slavery: The North and South
and Westward Expansion North:
-Most states had emancipated their slaves or outlawed
slavery by 1800s
-Didnt want slavery to spread to the West-Opposed slavery for political, moral, or economic
reasons
South:
-Southern farms dependent upon slave labor
-Wanted to have power in Congress in order to
expand Slavery
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New Western Territories In 1819 the U.S. consisted of 11 free and 11
slave states Missouri applied for statehood as a slave state
in 1819
To offset the imbalance, Maine applied for
statehood as afree state The Missouri Compromise granted statehood
to both
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Missouri Compromise
Maine enters union as FREE state Missouri enters union as SLAVE state
Missouri Compromise Line (36*30 latitude)Any new states ABOVE the line = FREEAny new states BELOW the line = Slave
Temporary solution to slavery issue
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The fix workedfor 30 years
Fast forward to 1849: CA gold rushcauses CA to SOAR in population size.
In 1849 CA applied for statehood as
free state, causing a problem of unequal
# of free and slave states again.
But, the 36*30 line
wont solve the
problem as it cut
California in half
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Nat Turners Revolt Slave Codes : restrictions on slaves, preventing them fromlearning to read and write
Nat Turner, a Virginia slave and Preacher, believed Godhad chosen him to lead a revolt
Turner and his followers killed more than 50 people beforebeing caught
Turner and 19 men hanged!
Turners Revolt led to statespassing even stricter codesand restrictions on
slaves (no more slave ministers).
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Work Session-Perspective Writing:
Write two journal entries on thesubject of slavery before the Civil
War. One journal entry should be from
the southern perspective, and one fromthe northern perspective.
Topics to include: Slavery, economy,western expansion/issues leading to
the Missouri Compromise, Nat Turners
rebellion
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Exit Ticket!
How did the Missouri Compromise
temporarily settle the issue of expansion
and slavery in the United States?
Why was another compromise needed
in 1850?