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Civil War Causes . The idea of freeing slaves would hurt the southern economy which was based on the cultivation of cotton. The South relied on cotton production to make money Without free labor provided by slaves, the South would lose money.
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Civil War Causes • The idea of freeing slaves would hurt the southern economy which was based on the cultivation of cotton. • The South relied on cotton production to make money • Without free labor provided by slaves, the South would lose money. • The North did not rely on slaves as much, they had factories and industry to make money.
Civil War Causes • States Rights Vs. Federal Rights. • States wanted to have control over their own affairs • The Federal government wanted to have control over all states. • States wanted the power to accept or deny federal acts.
Civil War Causes • The fight between Slave and Non-Slave State Proponents. • As America began to expand, first with the lands gained from the Louisiana Purchase and later with the Mexican War, the question of whether new states admitted to the Union would be slave or free. • The Missouri Compromise passed in 1820 made a rule that prohibited slavery in states from the former Louisiana Purchase the latitude 36 degrees 30 minutes north except in Missouri.
Civil War Causes • Growth of the Abolition Movement. • increasingly, the northerners became more polarized against slavery. Sympathies began to grow for abolitionists and against slavery and slaveholders. • This occurred especially after some major events including: the publishing of Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin, the Dred Scott Case, John Brown's Raid, and the passage of the fugitive slave act that held individuals responsible for harboring fugitive slaves even if they were located in non-slave states.
Grading Rubric Essay • 0- No attempt • 1- Student attempted to answer the essay, but the answer was wrong • 2- Student got the answer partially correct, but failed to answer the entire question • 3- Student got the answer correct, but did not use evidence to support their answer. • 4- Student got the answer correct, used evidence to support their answer, but they have many grammatical errors in their essay • 5- Student answered correctly, used evidence to support their answer, and has very few grammatical errors.
Describe the two different reconstruction plans. Then tell me what plan you believe was the best for the South and Why. Be sure to use examples and details from the text to prove your point.
