Standard – SSUSH 8

1. Standard – SSUSH 8 The student will explain the relationship between growing north-south divisions and westward expansion. •  Explain how slavery became a significant issue in American politics; include Nat Turner’s Rebellion and the rise of abolitionism[William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass,and the Grimke sisters]. • Explain the Missouri Compromiseof 1820 and the issue of slavery in western states and territories. • Describe the Nullification Crisis and the emergence of a states’ rightsideology; include the role of John C. Calhoun and the development of sectionalism. • Describe the Mexican-American War and the Wilmot Proviso. • Explain how the Compromise of 1850 arose out of territorial expansion and population growth.

2. Nat Turner’s Rebellion • Most famous/influential of slave rebellions in the south • Southern response – stricter slave laws and greater support for the institution of slavery • Increase of sectionalism over slavery

3. William Lloyd Garrison • 1831 published newspaper – The Liberator • Advocated for abolition of slavery • Considered by southerners as most “radical” of abolitionists • His newspaper banned in the South

4. Frederick Douglass • Former slave and famous abolitionist • Wrote influential autobiography and other works • Forcefully argued for African American freedom and rights – before and after the Civil War

5. Grimke Sisters • Southern sisters and abolitionists • Lectured and wrote against slavery • Became women’s rights activists later in life • Banned in the South

6. Missouri Compromise of 1820 • Compromise kept balance in Senate • Missouri = slave state, Maine = free state • Banned expansion of slavery elsewhere in Louisiana Purchase • Overturned by Kansas-Nebraska Act and Dred Scott Decision

7. Nullification Crisis • Crisis over whether a state can “nullify” a federal law • Tariff of Abominations • President Jackson vs. Vice President John C. Calhoun • Jackson threatened to use military force in South Carolina

8. John C. Calhoun • Most influential Southern Politician before the Civil War – Vice President, Cabinet member, S.C. Senator • Advocate of states rights, sectionalism, nullification • Role in all Sectionalism crises – Missouri statehood, Nullification, California statehood.

9. Sectionalism • devotion to one’s region or state greater than one’s devotion to nation. • Economic differences between N & S increased sectionalism • Disagreement over Tariffs increased sectionalism • Disagreement over extending slavery into the territories increased sectionalism

10. States’ Rights – Before the Civil War • Idea that ultimate political authority resides in the sovereign states and not the national government • Articles of Confederation – precedent for idea • Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions of Jefferson and Madison • Infamous Dred Scott Case • One Cause of the Civil War

11. Mexican-American War • Controversial war – first for US on foreign soil • Defeat of Mexico = vast new territories, US a continental nation • New territories – Old problem = whether or not to allow the spread of slavery .

12. Wilmot Proviso • Wilmot Proviso-no slavery to be allowed in territories obtained from Mexico • Controversial amendment – kept issue of the spread of slavery at the top of nation’s agenda • Wilmot Proviso – basis for the creation of Republican Party of Abraham Lincoln

13. Compromise of 1850

14. Compromise of 1850 • Compromise of 1850 Provisions • Calif. Added as free state • Tougher fugitive slave laws for the south • New Mex., Utah allowed to vote whether to be free or slave [popular sovereignty] • Results of Compromise - postponed but did not prevent Civil War for10 years