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Slavery before 1819....................... Slide 6 The North and South: Two different societies. Slide 10 Expansion leads to sectional conflict Slide 38 Missouri Compromise. Slide 39 The Abolitionist movement. Slide 45 Manifest Destiny and the Mexican War....Slide 100 Abolitionists organize politically..Slide 74 Compromise of 1850..Slide 112 Uncle Toms CabinSlide 133 Kansas Nebraska Act.Slide 138 Bleeding Kansas...Slide 148
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The Election of 1856Slide 165 Dred Scott Case..Slide 177 Republican Party formed..Slide 158 Lincoln Douglas debatesSlide 180 John Browns raid.Slide 183 Election of 1860.Slide 191 Secession..Slide 210
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THE FOUNDING FATHERS AND SLAVERY

by 1700 the highly profitable slavery system was firmly established in the Southern Colonies and codified into law
slavery was much less profitable in the Northern Colonies where it was eventually outlawed references to slavery were removed from the Declaration of Independence the Constitution mentions slavery in three clauses slavery, which appeared might die of natural causes, received a strong impetus with the invention of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney in 1793

SLAVERY UNDER THE CONSTITUTION (1787)

Art. I, 2
Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other Persons.

Art. I, 9
The Migration of Importation of such Persons as any of the States now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the Congress prior to the Year one thousand eight hundred and eight, but a Tax or duty may be imposed on such Importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each Person.

Art. IV, 2
No person held to Service or Labour in one State, under the Laws thereof, escaping into another, shall, in Consequence of any Law or Regulation therein, be discharged from such Service or Labour, but shall be delivered up on Claim of the Party to whom such Service or Labour may be due.

The North and South develop along different lines

NORTH Diverse economy based on industry and agriculture Large cities undergoing rapid urbanization Massive immigration strengthened the economy Favored federal spending on internal improvements and wanted high tariffs The Northeast was economically linked with the Midwest Economy based on free labor SOUTH Economy based on agriculture

Mainly rural with a few cities

Few immigrants

Opposed federal spending on internal improvements and wanted no tariffs Sought to expand by creating more slave states Economy based on slave labor
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