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Some Major Causes of the
      Civil War




Image: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Civil-war-021.jpg
Sectionalism: The growing differences between
  the North and the South




Image: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:US_map_1864_Civil_War_divisions.svg
States rights: The belief that states had certain
  rights.even above the national government!




Image:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1864_Johnson_Map_of_North_Carolina_and_So
Slavery: The
South depended
on slavery as their
way of life. Many
northerners were
abolitionists and
wanted to abolish,
or do away with,
slavery
The book,
                                                        Uncle Toms
                                                        Cabin: This
                                                        book by
                                                        Harriet
                                                        Beecher
                                                        Stowe
                                                        caused great
                                                        controversy
                                                        about the
                                                        condition of
                                                        slavery!
Image:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Uncle_Tom%27s_Cabin_for_Children_book_co
Dred Scott v.
Sanford: The
Supreme Court
stated in this
decision that
slaves were
property and had
no rights as
citizens!


Image: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DredScott.jpg
Election of
Abraham Lincoln:
This was the final
straw for the
Southerners.
Lincoln was a
Republican and
southerners felt he
was going to do
away with slavery!
Secession: After Lincolns election, the
southern states began to secede, or remove
themselves, from the union.




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Module 9 Causes of Civil War

  • 1. Some Major Causes of the Civil War Image: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Civil-war-021.jpg
  • 2. Sectionalism: The growing differences between the North and the South Image: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:US_map_1864_Civil_War_divisions.svg
  • 3. States rights: The belief that states had certain rights.even above the national government! Image: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1864_Johnson_Map_of_North_Carolina_and_So
  • 4. Slavery: The South depended on slavery as their way of life. Many northerners were abolitionists and wanted to abolish, or do away with, slavery
  • 5. The book, Uncle Toms Cabin: This book by Harriet Beecher Stowe caused great controversy about the condition of slavery! Image: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Uncle_Tom%27s_Cabin_for_Children_book_co
  • 6. Dred Scott v. Sanford: The Supreme Court stated in this decision that slaves were property and had no rights as citizens! Image: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DredScott.jpg
  • 7. Election of Abraham Lincoln: This was the final straw for the Southerners. Lincoln was a Republican and southerners felt he was going to do away with slavery!
  • 8. Secession: After Lincolns election, the southern states began to secede, or remove themselves, from the union. Image: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CSA_Political_Map-en.svg