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Slavery : (Dred Scott Dred Scott (His newest owner was Dr. Emerson, who…
Slavery :
Dred Scott 
His newest owner was Dr. Emerson, who eventually died leaving everything to his wife
Dred Scott wanted to buy his way out, but failed, so then made a case in court with the help of the sons of former masters. The case does not work out due to judge Taney considered him as property.
Dred Scott was a slave who was sold twice, and moved to Wisconsin, then back to Illinois.
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In 1857, the supreme court declared that African americans could not be citizens of the U.S.
Kansas Nebraska Act
The Act made Kansas and Nebraska choose whether they wanted to be a free or slave state and both states were above the border
When Kansas wanted to vote on the matter, Border ruffians went and influenced the vote, which led defenders such as John Brown to take action
As Northerners wanted to end slavery and Southerners wanted slavery to continue, Stephen Douglas found a "solution"
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Lincoln Inaguration
The southerners thought that Lincoln was a abolitionist so many of the states seceded and called themselves the confederate states of america
On April 12, 1861, the confederate fired against the North's Fort Sumter.
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Lincoln got elected as president against 3 other candidates on November 6, 1860.
After Fort Sumter got destroyed, Lincoln understood that this was a act of war. The Civil War began on 1861
Uncle Tom's Cabin
It was about a martyr named Uncle Tom and how he was sold over and over, deeper and deeper into the south
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Was trying to convey the idea that if America was believing in the concept of equality and the forgiveness of god, then how could this nation host slavery
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Fugitive Slave Act
The president at the time the Fugitive slave act was passed, Millard Fillmore was president
Stated that any white southerner could cross the boundary between the north and south and recapture the slaves who managed to make it to the north and achieved their freedom previously
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Learning Objectives
- I will be able to identify causes of the civil war
- I will be able to identify the main cause of the civil war
- I will be able too understand what the topics are about
- I will be able to make connections to each topic and why these events led to the civil war
Questions :
What are the main causes of the civil war?
Would the Civil War never happened if people thought on the lines of the second great awakening?