Causes of the Civil War PowerPoint and Notes

Teach the causes of civil war with this comprehensive PowerPoint and Notes set. This resource reviews the political, social, and economic causes of civil war in the United States. Teaching the events leading to the civil war will be easy with the causes of civil war PowerPoint. Lead students down the path that led to war in the United States

Resource Includes:

8 pages of guided notes

26 instructional slides

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Causes of the Civil War events included:

⭐ Sectional differences of the North and South

⭐ Abolitionist leaders Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, Sojourner Truth, and Harriet Tubman

⭐ Missouri Compromise

⭐ Compromise of 1850

⭐ Kansas-Nebraska Act

⭐ Uncle Tom's Cabin

⭐ Dred Scott v. Sandford

⭐ John Brown's Raid

⭐ Election of 1860

⭐ Fort Sumter

Standards:

4.25 Analyze the sectional differences between the North and the Antebellum South, including: Economic, Political, Population, Social, Transportation

4.26 Identify abolitionist leaders and their approaches to ending slavery, including: Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman

4.27 Explain how slavery became a national issue during the mid-19th century, including the significance of: Missouri Compromise Compromise of 1850, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Dred Scott v. Sandford decision, John Brown’s Raid (on Harper’s Ferry)

4.28 Compare and contrast the various sectional stances on states’ rights and slavery represented by the presidential candidates in the election of 1860, including Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas.

4.29 Evaluate the significance of the Battle of Fort Sumter and the impact it had on secession.