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Social StudiesSocial StudiesHomeworkHomework
• Read p. 148-151
–Write
definitions in
back of spiral
Social StudiesSocial StudiesThink Pair ShareThink Pair Share
• Tell about a time when you felt like you were so different from someone that you were living in separate worlds.
Worlds ApartWorlds Apart
Understanding the Causes Understanding the Causes of the Civil Warof the Civil War
Slavery in the U.S.A.Slavery in the U.S.A.
• long history
–All 13 colonies allowed slavery
• After the War for Independence, several
Northern states passed laws to abolish slavery.
• At the Constitutional Convention, some
delegates tried to also stop slavery.
Growth of SlaveryGrowth of Slavery
• George Mason, a slave owner from VA, called
slavery a “national sin.”
• Delegates at the Continental Congress could
not agree to end slavery.
• However, changes in southern farming caused
slavery to grow.
Cotton GinCotton Gin
• With the invention of the Cotton Gin, southern farmers wanted more enslaved people to work in their cotton field. (Most Important Crop.)
• Plantations owners used their profits to buy more land and more slaves.
Resistance to SlaveryResistance to Slavery
• Nat Turner led a rebellion against slave owners. – 59 people killed
• After the rebellion, southern states passed laws to control both enslaved and free blacks. – Ex: Black ministers could not preach without a Ex: Black ministers could not preach without a
white person present.white person present.
Resistance to SlaveryResistance to Slavery
• Slavery became a source of deep conflict
between the North and South.
– Southerners argued that slavery was too
important to their economy to give up
slavery.
North & SouthNorth & South
• different economics.• South: – agricultural and farming • cotton and cattle
• North: – Factories • textiles, shoes, tools, and other goods.
TariffTariff• tariff : tax on imported goods.
• Between 1816-1832, Congress passed high
tariffs on goods made outside the country.
– good for northern industry
– they did not help the South
• South had less industry.
States’ RightsStates’ Rights
• John C. Calhoun of South Carolina believed
the Constitution did not allow the federal
government to create tariffs.
• He argued for states should make the final
decisions about themselves.
– States had the right to veto tariffs.
DisagreementsDisagreements
• Disagreements over slavery, tariffs,
and other economic issues increased
sectionalism
– Loyalty to one part of the county
Lesson ReviewLesson Review
• Slavery grew with the demand of cotton.• Tariffs helped the growing number of
northern factories.• The North and South argued over
slavery, tariffs, and states’ rights.
Show What you Know!Show What you Know!Group WorkGroup Work
• Create a T-Chart showing
the differences between
the North and South
– Use textbook p. 140-143
– Include information about
ways of life, economy,
views about government
and slavery
Individual WorkIndividual Work• Define the
following words in your S.S. spiral– Tariff
– States’ rights
– sectionalism