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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?

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