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Title: Slavery


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Slavery Secession
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Dred Scott
  • Dred Scott was a slave in Missouri.
  • His owner took him to live in IL and WI.
  • Scott sued for his freedom.
  • He said that living in two free states made him
    free.
  • Questions in court
  • Was Scott a citizen (i.e. could he sue)?
  • Is a slave in free territory no longer a slave?

3
Dred Scott Decision
  • Courts decided that Scott was not nor could he be
    a citizen therefore could not sue in court.
  • a subordinate and inferior class of beings
  • no rights which the white man was bound to
    respect
  • Decided that slaves in free states or territories
    were not free.
  • Also decided that territories could not prohibit
    slavery (because of property rules).

4
Douglas vs. Lincoln
  • Both running for U.S. Senate for Illinois.
  • Held public debates on slavery in the
    territories.
  • Neither liked slavery, but neither wanted to get
    rid of it where it already existed.
  • Both were racist.

5
Lincoln Is Elected President
  • Lincoln lost the Senate in 1858 but won the
    Presidency in 1860.
  • He was nominated because he was moderate in his
    views.
  • South was outraged, because Lincoln didnt want
    slavery in any new states.

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Southern Secession
  • South Carolina secedes from the U.S. in Dec. 1860
    (shortly after election results).
  • Within a month, 7 states had seceded.
  • Confederate States of America were formed.
  • Jefferson Davis was chosen as their leader.
  • Total states seceding in the end 11

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North vs. South
  • Northern Advantages
  • Bigger population more soldiers
  • More industry more war supplies
  • Better transportation system
  • Better army and navy
  • Diplomatic recognition from overseas loans and
    assistance
  • Slave population on its side
  • Good leadership in Ulysses S. Grant
  • Southern Advantages
  • Fighting on home turf
  • Good leadership (i.e. Robert E. Lee, Stonewall
    Jackson)
  • Military tradition for men

10
Emancipation Proclamation
  • Lincoln saw emancipation (freeing slaves) as both
    a moral issue and a military strategy.
  • Helped gain support from abroad.
  • In 1863, Lincoln issued the Emancipation
    Proclamation.
  • Freed slaves only in confederate states.
  • Freed slaves only in areas in which Union troops
    were not in control.
  • Did not free slaves in states that remained in
    the Union.

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Conscription (The Draft)
  • Conscription (the draft) was instated in 1862.
  • Drafted men between 17 and 50 yrs. old (approx.).
  • Allowed rich people to pay for substitutes!
  • In the North, people could pay a fee to simply
    avoid it altogether!
  • Draft riots occurredfamous one in New York.
  • Rioted against fighting in a war against slavery.
  • Violent action against abolitionists,
    Republicans, and wealthy people.

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Photography
  • Just starting to develop during this time.
  • Allowed people to capture photos of the war to
    show people at home.
  • Showed people the reality of war (i.e. death,
    destruction, not glamorous, etc.).
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