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Reasons why the Civil War took place
TEACHING ESL: its Barriers and Remedies
English through music
Volcán Chaitén
Storytelling in the Classroom
USA States
The Roots of Revolution
“How To” Congress Workshop Abstract: “Breathing Life into Words”
“Some notes about the writing skill"
“El Evangelio según Agnes"
Short Stories
Short Stories II
Short Story: The Visit
The Yellow Wallpaper
The Manchester Marriage
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REASONS WHY THE CIVIL WAR TOOK PLACE
(1861-1865) President of the USA: A. Lincoln "President" of the Confederacy: Jefferson Davies
According to the Missouri Compromise (1820) There would be a balance, Congress adopted the Missouri Compromise line, which prohibited slavery above 36° 30' latitude in the territory that composed the Louisiana Purchase. (North of the West of Missouri)
Repeal of the Missouri Compromise: As the Southern States (who owned slaves) did not agree, Senator Douglas suggested that the area West of Missouri; would be open to settlement without restrictions against slavery. He also agreed to a division of the region into the Nebraska Territory and the Kansas Territory; it was presumed that the latter would be settled by slave holders.
John Calhoun vs. Daniel Webster (see p. 45) (States' rights doctrine)
The Kansas- Nebraska Act (1854) This act thus repealed the Missouri Compromise, since, 1820 had been regarded as the final settlement of slavery question in the territory of the Louisiana Purchase. Douglas argued that the most democratic way to solve the issue was to allow the people of any new territory to decide whether or not they wished to legalize slavery within their boundaries. His legislation thus, had the effect of popular sovereignty to the level of national policy. Again, there was division in Congress. Southern Democrats supported it, northern Whigs and Democrats were against it.
"Bleeding Kansas" (1850) The principle of popular sovereignty, which Douglas had written into the Kansas- Nebraska Act, was quickly put to the text. The Kansas territory became a battleground, the normal process of settlement transformed into a contest of opposing ideologies. Antislavery and proslavery forces recruited. A proslavery group attacked the town of Lawrence , resulting in several deaths. In retaliation, the fanatical John Brown led a small band against a settlement near Pottawatomie Creek, where five proslavery men were murdered. Guerrilla warfare continued despite the presence of US troops in the territory.
There were also disagreements about import duties Northern States favoured such duties because they protected their young industries against the competition of foreign manufactured goods. Southern States opposed them because Southerners relied upon foreign manufacturers for both necessities and luxuries of many kinds. Import duties would raise the prices.
The Dred Scott Decision (1857) (Another cause of friction) Dred was a slave living in Missouri. He had been taken by his master into the free state of Illinois and later into the Northern Part of the Louisiana Purchase, where slavery had been forbidden by the Missouri Compromise. Scott asked the Supreme Court to declare him free but the court refused. The South delighted. The North horrified.
The emergence of Abraham Lincoln: Lincoln, a native of Kentucky (who in fact had been born in a log cabin), was a skilled frontier lawyer. He had served in the Illinois legislature. Lincoln opposed the extension of slavery into other territories although he reluctantly accepted those slaves who had already been working at the plantations for a long time. But he didn't want the division of the country:" A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free." He said. In 1860 he won the presidential election for the Republican party (against Douglas).
States that seceded: South Carolina, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina, Mississippi (11 states)
Reasons why the Civil War took place
TEACHING ESL: its Barriers and Remedies
English through music
Volcán Chaitén
Storytelling in the Classroom
USA States
The Roots of Revolution
“How To” Congress Workshop Abstract: “Breathing Life into Words”
“Some notes about the writing skill"
“El Evangelio según Agnes"
Short Stories
Short Stories II
Short Story: The Visit
The Yellow Wallpaper
The Manchester Marriage
..............................................................................
REASONS WHY THE CIVIL WAR TOOK PLACE
(1861-1865) President of the USA: A. Lincoln "President" of the Confederacy: Jefferson Davies
According to the Missouri Compromise (1820) There would be a balance, Congress adopted the Missouri Compromise line, which prohibited slavery above 36° 30' latitude in the territory that composed the Louisiana Purchase. (North of the West of Missouri)
Repeal of the Missouri Compromise: As the Southern States (who owned slaves) did not agree, Senator Douglas suggested that the area West of Missouri; would be open to settlement without restrictions against slavery. He also agreed to a division of the region into the Nebraska Territory and the Kansas Territory; it was presumed that the latter would be settled by slave holders.
John Calhoun vs. Daniel Webster (see p. 45) (States' rights doctrine)
The Kansas- Nebraska Act (1854) This act thus repealed the Missouri Compromise, since, 1820 had been regarded as the final settlement of slavery question in the territory of the Louisiana Purchase. Douglas argued that the most democratic way to solve the issue was to allow the people of any new territory to decide whether or not they wished to legalize slavery within their boundaries. His legislation thus, had the effect of popular sovereignty to the level of national policy. Again, there was division in Congress. Southern Democrats supported it, northern Whigs and Democrats were against it.
"Bleeding Kansas" (1850) The principle of popular sovereignty, which Douglas had written into the Kansas- Nebraska Act, was quickly put to the text. The Kansas territory became a battleground, the normal process of settlement transformed into a contest of opposing ideologies. Antislavery and proslavery forces recruited. A proslavery group attacked the town of Lawrence , resulting in several deaths. In retaliation, the fanatical John Brown led a small band against a settlement near Pottawatomie Creek, where five proslavery men were murdered. Guerrilla warfare continued despite the presence of US troops in the territory.
There were also disagreements about import duties Northern States favoured such duties because they protected their young industries against the competition of foreign manufactured goods. Southern States opposed them because Southerners relied upon foreign manufacturers for both necessities and luxuries of many kinds. Import duties would raise the prices.
The Dred Scott Decision (1857) (Another cause of friction) Dred was a slave living in Missouri. He had been taken by his master into the free state of Illinois and later into the Northern Part of the Louisiana Purchase, where slavery had been forbidden by the Missouri Compromise. Scott asked the Supreme Court to declare him free but the court refused. The South delighted. The North horrified.
The emergence of Abraham Lincoln: Lincoln, a native of Kentucky (who in fact had been born in a log cabin), was a skilled frontier lawyer. He had served in the Illinois legislature. Lincoln opposed the extension of slavery into other territories although he reluctantly accepted those slaves who had already been working at the plantations for a long time. But he didn't want the division of the country:" A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free." He said. In 1860 he won the presidential election for the Republican party (against Douglas).
States that seceded: South Carolina, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina, Mississippi (11 states)
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