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Expansion Toward the Future cont.
This purchase was the biggest amount of land the United States ever purchased and was a big part in the future of America and the expansion westward toward new land. -
Expansion Toward the Future
In 1803, the United States started negotiating with France over the Louisiana Territory. The French decided to sell the land for around 15 million dollars, which was only 3 cents per acre. Thomas Jefferson was president during this time, and this purchase led to future arguments over the land that had been purchased and whether it would be slave or free land. -
Start of North and South Seperation cont.
This created a lot of arguments because when a state came in above the line, there had to be another state below so there would be a balance between the pro slave states and the anti-slave states. Many also believed that this was one of the events that started the seperation of the North and the South. -
Start of North and South Seperation
Start of the North and South Separation- This compromise was one of the things that started to separate the North and the South. The compromise stated, “That in all that territory ceded by France to the United States, under the name of Louisiana, which lies north of thirty-six degrees and thirty minutes north latitude...slavery and involuntary servitude...shall be, and is hereby, forever prohibited” -
Leave No Survivors at Alamo
A thirteen day battle between General Antonio López de Santa Anna's army and William B. Travis’s army, although Santa Anna was victorious, this battle stood for something much more, “People worldwide continue to remember the Alamo as a heroic struggle against impossible odds a place where men made the ultimate sacrifice for freedom.” It was a pivotal event in the Texan Revolution and pretty much all soldiers of the Republic of Texas were killed. -
Slaves are just Property
This act was drafted by James Murray Mason, which forced all states to help bring back any fugitives that escaped from their owners in the south. This made it so there was no place where the slaves could go and be safe. There were also many whites and free blacks in the North that were still trying to keep fugitives safe, which was against the law now. -
Strengthning the Fugitve Slave Act
The passing of the Fugitive Slave Act forced people to “make a stance” on slavery, this caused for divide among the country and the compromise of 1850 was written to keep the nation united, and it worked however it was only a temporary solution. “Resolution introduced by Senator Henry Clay in relation to the adjustment of all existing questions of controversy between the states arising out of the institution of slavery (the resolution later became known as the Compromise of 1850)” -
Bringing the Problem Home
When Uncle Tom’s Cabin was written by Harriet Stowe, it really brought the problem of slavery to households. The book allowed many northerners to learn more about the issue of slavery and how it was a problem that need to be fixed.otherwise is a humbug or someone who talks in a way that is false. -
Brining Home the Problem cont.
When the topic of slavery came up, Stowe said, “Talk of the abuses of slavery! Humbug! The thing itself is the essence of all abuse!” She is saying that slavery itself is terrible and anyone who thinks otherwise is a humbug or someone who talks in a way that is false. -
Popular Sovereignty Trumps All
In 1854, with the territories of Kansas and Nebraska having been created, the government decided to let the people vote whether or not the state would be slave or free. This went against the Missouri Compromise and allowed popular sovereignty to decide.This act was written by Stephen Douglas and was initially designed to make it easier to create a railroad through Kansas and allow it to grow as an agricultural area. -
Lincoln vs the South cont.
In March of 1860, Lincoln stated, "We think slavery a great moral wrong, and while we do not claim the right to touch it where it exists, we wish to treat it as a wrong in the territories, where our votes will reach it." Lincoln also did not initially intend to abolish slavery where it already existed, but he wanted to ensure that it was not extended to any new territories. -
Lincoln vs the South
When Abraham Lincoln ran for president in 1860, one of the main topics that was debated between candidates was slavery. The reason this is called Lincoln vs the South is because he got pretty much zero support from slave states, getting no votes in states such as Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Tennessee. -
Creation of the Confederacy
When South Carolina first seceded it was a statement that they would not be controlled by the federal government. After Lincoln was elected, many states followed in this example because they were scared the slavery would be abolished. Once they seceded they created the Confederate States of America. With the eleven states that formally seceded it was inevitable that a war would occur over the freedom of the confederacy. -
A War not about Slavery
Although many people believe that the only reason for the civil war was the different beliefs in slavery, there were many other reasons behind it. Ulysses S. Grant was one who believed that there were more reasons behind the civil war. He stated, “If I thought this war was to abolish slavery, I would resign my commission and offer my sword to the other side.” -
A War not about Slavery cont.
Grant believed that there were many reasons that the South and the North had to fight such as land disagreements and arguments over future territories. -
The War Has Begun
The battle at Fort Sumter was the start of the civil war. After seven states seceded from the union, South Carolina demanded that the United States abandon its facilities in Charleston Harbor. When the Confederacy won this battle it was a huge shock and now it seemed like the Confederates would actually be able to put up a fight against the union. -
Lee Crosses the Potomac River
The battle of Harpers Ferry was the final battle between the north and the south, which lead to the surrender of the Union. The National Park Service describes the surrender, “On the morning of September 15, the Union commanders at Harpers Ferry held a council of war. Surrounded by a force twice the size of their own and out of long range artillery ammunition, the officers unanimously agreed to surrender. At around 9:00 a.m., white flags were raised by Union troops all along Bolivar Heights.”
