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Leading to a Civil War. Events leading to the Secession of the South Political Sectionalism. Political Sectionalism Constitutional Compromises of 1788 Slaves to count as 3/5 of a free person Slave trade to end in twenty years. Political Sectionalism Missouri Compromise of 1820 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Leading to a Civil War
Events leading to the Secession of the South
Political Sectionalism
Political SectionalismConstitutional Compromises of 1788Slaves to count as 3/5 of a free personSlave trade to end in twenty years
Political SectionalismMissouri Compromise of 1820Missouri - slave stateMaine - free stateNew states into the Union have to be balanced: one free/one slave
The Missouri Compromise
Political SectionalismCompromise of 1850California a free stateSlavery not made illegal in Utah and New Mexico Territories.
Slave and Free Territories Under the Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854)
It gave people living there the choice to It gave people living there the choice to voting for or against slavery in the state. voting for or against slavery in the state.
Hundreds moved in to “vote.” Hundreds moved in to “vote.” Tempers FLARED, and over 200 people Tempers FLARED, and over 200 people
were killed in the dispute.were killed in the dispute. Nicknamed Nicknamed “ Bleeding Kansas”“ Bleeding Kansas”
The Kansas Nebraska Act
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What does the previous map tell you What does the previous map tell you about the political balance and the issue about the political balance and the issue of slavery?of slavery?
What potential problems did the Utah What potential problems did the Utah and New Mexico Territories represent?and New Mexico Territories represent?
How could those problems be resolved How could those problems be resolved politically? politically?
The Kansas Nebraska Act
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Do you think the slave states voted as a Do you think the slave states voted as a bloc?bloc?
Why? Or why not?Why? Or why not?
The Election of 1860
The Confederate States of America